Thread for talking about the band, the excitement of having them back in the student section, suggestions/ideas for the band, questions for band members (i know there are some on here), etc.

Question for the band members: there was a song where the tubas were playing a real bassy rift and it looked like other members of the band were rocking back and forth. I believe this was sometime during the 3rd or 4th quarter. What is the name of the song, and will you continue to play it. I could see it becoming kind of like the Chinese Bandits song for LSU or that one that Clemson plays in between plays.

Also I'm glad Apache is still being played.

9/3/2006 3:40:12 PM

hey

you suck

9/3/2006 3:41:22 PM

i liked everything except this:

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"Question for the band members: there was a song where the tubas were playing a real bassy rift and it looked like other members of the band were rocking back and forth. I believe this was sometime during the 3rd or 4th quarter. What is the name of the song, and will you continue to play it."

I mean honestly, they did the same bassy riff for like 2 minutes, at least put some variation on it, it got real old real fast.

9/3/2006 3:44:16 PM

yeah, but did the band play the hey song. i thought it was being played on the speakers?

yeah the bassy riff should definitely be limited to a short period of time like Chinese Bandits and that song that Clemson plays.

9/3/2006 3:47:09 PM

The halftime show still sucks.

9/3/2006 3:48:36 PM

I heard Thriller

9/3/2006 3:54:46 PM

it sounded like the song they play on chappelles show during the Blackzilla skit

9/3/2006 3:57:49 PM

i still think they should let fans line up in place of the band on the field when the players run out

9/3/2006 4:21:33 PM

^Oh yeah, that was you with the most moronic idea in the history of anything....good job.

The rift was just a rift thats been used in a handful of movies and probably some rap songs...Im fairly certain it was used in one of the Charlies Angels movies.

Me and my friend were laughing at the constant playing of "Schools Out" by BOTH bands, especially considering that school is, in fact, IN.

9/3/2006 5:40:05 PM

The majorettes were awesome!

9/3/2006 5:50:16 PM

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"I heard Thriller"

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Thriller...

9/3/2006 5:53:18 PM

They should play Apache 2x every quarter...

9/3/2006 5:54:44 PM

The rift was something one of our new instructors had the sousas and drumline play on the fly after practice one day... I'm sure its commonly used... we call it 'Simon Says', I agree its fun, but they definitely did it a little too long the last game... I LOVE playing Apache, but the more we play it, the more people will get tired of it... so we want to keep it 'special'... Halftime show wasn't that great because we didn't have 2 days of rehearsal due to the storm... bare with us here? School's out is fun to play because its powerful and in your face... I think that was the only song ASU knew how to play, it was pretty pathetic... we liked playing it to let them know we do it better... Oh and the majorettes are always gorgeous and awesome!!!


[Edited on September 3, 2006 at 11:02 PM. Reason : l]

9/3/2006 11:02:04 PM

I thought the band sounded great!

9/4/2006 11:55:00 AM

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"The majorettes were awesome!"

A little self-promotion there, eh?

9/4/2006 11:58:53 AM

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"i still think they should let fans line up in place of the band on the field when the players run out"

motherfucker is STILL on this...

hey randy were you disappointed when chuck didn't yell HERE WE COME MOUNTAINEERS

[Edited on September 4, 2006 at 12:00 PM. Reason : ]

9/4/2006 11:59:37 AM

^^^^you sure you want to run w/ that claim of superiority over app's band? i used to be in the state band and had friends in the app band and they beat the pants off us in musical quality every which way. theyre the best in the state (thanks in small part to one of my good friends )we just play loud.

other than that, good to see the band not getting screwed in the ass by athletics anymore.



[Edited on September 4, 2006 at 12:02 PM. Reason : .]

9/4/2006 12:00:00 PM

we play loud?

9/4/2006 12:03:14 PM

well, that used to be how we overcame bands in the past. not sure how it is now. i wasnt there.

at least they let the band back in the stands. now we just need more people to appreciate them (and get rid of morons like Randy).

[Edited on September 4, 2006 at 12:07 PM. Reason : .]

9/4/2006 12:05:16 PM

Dr. Garcia definitely wants some quality to our sound. I have to admit, we sound a lot better than we did when I was in band (2002-2003). I think that is due to Dr. Garcia's demand of better sound, not just volume. Also, there has been an increase in All-County, -District, -State instrumentalists joining marching band.
Overall, they sound great. 'Holiday' by Green Day sounded awesome!

The only thing I want to see is the entire student section jumping with the band when the percussion plays 'JMU.'

9/4/2006 12:22:50 PM

"jump on it" is still a big favorite of mine. but i liked the band back near the students

9/4/2006 1:53:59 PM

^^ yeah, it would make my senior year if the whole student section jumped with us during that cadence.

9/4/2006 2:02:59 PM

haha the band rocks
well at least the people i know in it do

9/4/2006 2:04:49 PM

I went to a high school game on Friday and the band for the home team was bigger, louder, had better uniforms, and did a better halftime show than the "Power Sound of the South" or whatever we call our band these days. I was pretty depressed to think that our university couldn't do better.

9/4/2006 2:19:38 PM

i was all state; i refuse to play for our band cause they suck

9/4/2006 2:30:53 PM

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"i was all state; i refuse to play for our band cause they suck"

I was too. Three times, actually. But I got over myself. You should try it. We can always use more.

9/5/2006 11:26:41 AM

Good luck this season you guys...how many people do you guys have total this year? How many away games are you guys going to as a full or partial band? B/c some buddies of mine are goingt o most of the away games...and it's ALWAYS great to see you guys at away games!!

9/5/2006 12:10:25 PM

just under 230 this year (all-time university record)

full band to all home games plus unc (duh, we need to march a block S on their field and sing "go to hell carolina!" on their pitiful little unc symbol. )

partial band to va



[Edited on September 7, 2006 at 2:24 AM. Reason : .]

9/7/2006 2:22:51 AM

I think it'd be pretty sweet if the band played "Let Me Clear My Throat" by DJ Kool. plus it'd be an easy song to learn. perhaps Mean Gene could be put to good use and MC it.

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"At the count of three I want everybody in the place to be To make some noise if ya down with me One, two, three Hit me with the horns Tony Keep makin' noise, keep makin' noise, yeah, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,oh Here we go now, here we go now, here we go now Here we go now, here we go now Here we go now, here we go now, here we go now Here we go now, here we go now Here we go, here we go, now listen Some of y'all might know this, and some of y'all don't (jamjam) Some of y'all might be with this, and some of y'all won't But listen, let me clear my throat Oh, have mercy babe, Ha! I hope ya don't mind, let me clear my throat Special dedication going out to everybody here in Bahama Bay In Philadelphia Here we go now, check it out, ah huh, ah huh, ah (God Damn) Yeah, rock to the rhythm of the funky rhyme So I can get this in just one more time To the beat and ya don't quit It's that ol' skool rap with that new skool hit Peter Piper picked a pepper but Kool got the Run And I can still rip up the house Every God damn time I get on the mic, I go crazy Peace out to Celo, Flex, and Doug Lazy I bet 'cha never knew but now ya know I'm the undisputed king of this disco And I never let the mic, might not tire me no more Cuz DJ Kool rip up the whole damn floor Now I'ma rap a rhyme with the greatest of ease And swing it like the man on the flying trapeze And if you don't like it you grab on these And now I need some help from the maestro please Jam, Ha! So look it here check the flavor of the rhythm Iwrote And while I got a chance here, let me clear my throat Oh, have mercy babe, ha! I hope ya don't mind, let me clear my throat I need these monitors right here Music and the monitors And it goes a little something like this here Ah huh ah huh ah Now if y'all wanna party like we do If y'all wanna party like us, lemme hear ya say Ah ah ah ah ah (crowd) If y'all wanna party like we do If y'all wanna party like us lemme hear ya say Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah (crowd) Now when I say uh, you say ah Uh (crowd) Uh (crowd) And now when I say hey, you say ha Hey (crowd) hey (crowd) Now when I say uh, you say ah Uh (crowd) Uh (crowd) Now when I say hey you say ha Hey (crowd) Now when I say freeze you just freeze one time When I say freeze y'all stop on a dime When I say freeze you just freeze one time When I say freeze y'all stop on a dime FREEZE Now all the ladies in the place If you got real hair, real fingernails If you got a job, you going to school And y'all need nobody to help you handle your business Make some noise One, two, three, come on now When I say freeze you just freeze one time When I say freeze y'all stop on a dime When I say freeze you just freeze one time When I say freeze y'all stop on a dime FREEZE Now to all the brotha's in the place That don't give a damn about what them ladies talking about Cuz you just trying to get chummy Make some noise Now, now, now, let me clear my throat Oh, have mercy babe, ha! I hope you don't mind Let me clear my throat Special dedication going out to all the ladies And all the brothers in here Like to love y'all to death here Ah huh ah huh ah (God damn) Oh, lemme send my little shout outs here Special dedication once again going out to everybody here Bahama Bay in Philadelphia, we love y'all madly Special dedication going out to Mellow T, Walt Reeder da'joiner Don Mack, Charlie Mack, DJ Ran, Cosmic Kev Special dedication going out to Frank Steed, Al Orrizo Ice T And if you're with me, if you're with me I need some help from the music, from the maestro, check it out Somebody make some noise in this joint man"

[Edited on September 8, 2006 at 7:19 PM. Reason : ]

9/8/2006 7:14:19 PM

Whoo for being in Price Music Center this early on a saturday.

9/9/2006 7:17:05 AM

yall should play selections from ESPN Sports Jams.

9/9/2006 8:53:15 AM

so we play to the student section side yesterday and don't get any love in here?

9/10/2006 12:34:41 PM

how long did it take to learn the green day

9/10/2006 12:36:11 PM

the drill? took us maybe two practices to learn all the drill...first week of school i think.

9/10/2006 12:42:12 PM

For those of us who did not get tickets to the game, how did the band sound in reference to keeping the students pumped up? I was watching it on a 60+ inch screen at a sports pub....I could hear them a little bit on ESPN U...were there any songs played this past Saturday?

9/10/2006 2:33:19 PM

they play school's out for the summer like 50 times a game

9/10/2006 2:41:16 PM

who's the peter puffer in the color guard? The Akron game was the first time I've ever seen that dude, although I've heard about him before.

9/10/2006 3:03:21 PM

the superman theme was awesome

9/10/2006 3:16:40 PM

I'm glad the band did face the students this go-around at halftime. And thank you for drowning out the stupid male cheerleader on the loudspeaker. You guys should be pumping us up, not him

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"full band to all home games plus unc"

They're actually letting the entire band go to Chapel Hill? Holy shit, that's awesome

[Edited on September 10, 2006 at 4:49 PM. Reason : .]

9/10/2006 4:48:18 PM

yeah we do it every year, i'm guessing because of the rivalry and it's close

9/10/2006 5:07:21 PM

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"they play school's out for the summer like 50 times a game"

Actually I think we played 4 times.

Hey Heidi - when'd you get on TWW?

9/11/2006 1:03:42 PM

it's riff

9/11/2006 1:06:08 PM

We were able to play a lot more variety and more often this last game, since we didn't have to compete with a visiting band.

Also, we still have a LOT of stand tunes we haven't played at a game yet, so look for even more variety in the future.

And yes, we take a full band to away UNC games every time we play them away, just like they always bring their full band here. Of course, we give them ample seating, whereas they usually cram our 215-member band into about 200 seats (and due to percussion and such we should really need more like 250 seats).

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"^^^^you sure you want to run w/ that claim of superiority over app's band? i used to be in the state band and had friends in the app band and they beat the pants off us in musical quality every which way. theyre the best in the state (thanks in small part to one of my good friends )we just play loud. other than that, good to see the band not getting screwed in the ass by athletics anymore. "

Did you even attend the game? Because seriously, I really think we outplayed them. Just because you used to be in the band doesn't mean you know how things are done now. A LOT has changed since last season alone, what with all the changes in directors and instructors. And we've never (in recent history) had a chance to play with App.'s band, so how can you possibly make the claim that they beat the pants off us in musical quality every which way? Where's your evidence? Because someone says "I heard them last week and they sounded better," doesn't count.

[Edited on September 11, 2006 at 3:23 PM. Reason : yes, I'm defensive when it comes to the band, that's my job, actually]

9/11/2006 3:14:31 PM

So they're not gonna send a partial band to Clemson or Maryland? Keep up the good work, PS haven't heard you guys play Final Countdown in awhile.

9/11/2006 3:20:59 PM

I don't think we're playing final countdown any more. It was one of my personal favorites, but it got old, and we're trying to spice things up a bit.

And no, we don't have the $$$ to go to Clemson or Maryland, as they would probably require hotel stays, which are expensive. We've had to buy a lot of new equipment and pay for new percussion and guard instructors. As well, Dr. Garcia has been working hard to try and find us more financial support, but it's just not happening. The only away trip, besides UNC, is a day trip to UVA

9/11/2006 3:27:24 PM

Hooray for not being able to use our practice field today because it "reained too much" the past two days. Woulda been a beautiful day to practice, too. I hope we can get all of our new show together in the next three rehearsals. :-/

9/15/2006 4:36:03 PM

In reference to Bobby Bowden that I must say im a fan of is that he's a HUGE fan of having his band travel "EVERYWHERE" with his team, so it comes as no surprise that he would/along with teh FSU Band Director would make sure there is a quality band representing them in the bleachers.

9/15/2006 7:44:19 PM

^ I agree. I haven't had a chance to go to any of the games, let alone see any on TV, but it is good to hear about these improvements with our band. Hopefully, State can come up with some cool fundraisers and the improvement can therefore keep on coming.

9/15/2006 8:14:02 PM

i think the crowd needs to start jumping like the band does...seriously i think it would be fun

9/15/2006 8:24:44 PM

hope yall learn some new moves. Don't want to get shown up by a Div. 2 school's band

9/15/2006 8:37:43 PM