Regardless, the band reflects a positive image on the Corps. In desert Storm, the band that passed through with us was a heavy machine gun platoon as well.
Anyway, after spending the fourth in Savannah, the had Army NG bands there. They played in camo t-shirts and shorts. They sounded good, but remember seeing Marine bands playing, all in Charlies when out in the public. A Sgt. Major would have had a cow.
With all of that, you're still a pouge. The stupid dumb 0311 infantrymen in the Marines have been the back bone of the Marines since 10 November 1775 ! So what if you can shoot, PFT , blow the ass tuba, out rank or whatever....Or been to all them non hostile trips blowing your flute or marching.. At lest at the end of the day, since I'm an stupid infantry 0311 I know what me and my friends have done. Served ,fought, and died and have not been going on fancy liberty spots blowing things!
@panzerhund0311 You don't deserve the title of United States Marine if you think it is ever ok to insult fellow Marines like you have. Every program in the United States Marine Corp is crucial to the overall success of the corp. I am not a Marine yet, but I know that when I do become a Marine I'm not going to disrespect a fellow Marine and try to say that he or she is not a "REAL MARINE". In spite of everything you have said I would still like to thank you and all military for your service.
Ur skill and job can be taught to anybody with a as about score of 32. My job and skill has to he audition before boot camp and takes years to perfect and years to develop.
Regardless of what I do ( I'm part of The Commandants Own at 8th and I barracks where i see the dumbest and laziest 0311's patroling the barracks.), I prob out shoot and rank u. I have a 6th award expert rifle and 2nd award pistol, 1 class pft and cft sinces bootcamp, NAM, meritorious service commendation medal, and Picked up SSgt at 5 and a half years. I've also played and traveled to Guam, tonga, Samoa, Thailand, Japan, Australia, Mongolia and Cambodia. What have u done?
@panzerhund0311 Ur a idiot. I know plenty of Band Members who have 1. gone to Iraq and Afghanistan and been shot and almost blowed up and 2. i know a few who have gotten blowed up or nearly killed. Many who have received Purple Hearts and saved many lives in the process.
@timerecstudio Yeah, right....cause 9811 is a real combat MOS! What ever pouge. Go play your skinflute and your ass tuba. Leave the combat to the INFANTRY! I'm glad I joined the Marines to be a REAL MARINE, Infantry Marines are the only real Marines...the rest of the Marine Corps is just support. Thanks for playing the bull crap change of command ceremonies and boot camp graduations...someone needs to do it..
@timerecstudio.... Seriously? How so that the band aren't pouges? Last time I checked, I never seen a band member humping a rifle in Afghanistan or in Iraq! Not all Marines are seeing combat...Many may go over seas, but some may NEVER leave a FOB or airbase! Let me know of any Marine Band members who have been killed in combat!? Its the Infantry and all the other combat MOS Marines who are fighting wars and winning battles!
This is a pretty good band but the drum solo is NOT a military cadence. A military drum line should have snare drums and bass drums and that's all. Cadences like this one sound like a high school or college band. This is just my opinion and I'm not a bona fide conductor or director. Good job, overall.
@Brett27560 haha I saw that too, and it wasn't allowed in my son's platoon, I don't think that my son would have been happy playing in the Marine band, he enjoyed killing bad guys in Iraq too much! The band was awesome at boot camp graduation, just can't think of it as a satisfying MOS
@fuge000 the weapon of the USMC band is morale... and when used properly it can become a devastating force... Inspiring Marines to go into a battle anywhere any time... and no i was not in the band... just inspired a few times...
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I cannot believe this band needs to read music for the Thunderer ! Being a full time military band , they should have all marching tunes committed to memory !
Why do all Americans think it's unprofessional to read from music while on parade? For instance, the Guards bands in the UK play an astonishing amount of different marches everyday whilst on parade, this would make it impossible to memorise every note for every march.
When have you seen members of an orchestra play without sheet music?
To put it short, it's just there to guide the player, a guideline, and in no way a sign of unprofessionalism.
@emptyangel When I was in high school, I was in my school's marching band. We would perform at football games during halftime with absolutely no sheet music at all. It's really not hard to do if you dedicated a few hours a day. I would do it measure by measure. Memorizing one, then the next, and then all the way from the beginning, and then memorize the next measure, then play from the begginning again. We did this because it frees your eyes to focus on other things like precise alignment.
@slikrok593 Actually, conductors change little things from time to time and the musicians who play it, often make notations to remember the arrangements! For the most part, they do have them committed to memory!
Most high schools have a good enough sense of rhythm to do that but when u combine some of the worlds best percussionists into one band you get a real good show lol
Not really. Its basic march concept. You put your foot down in time with the music. What is impressive is that most of those players weren't looking at their music and they were able to do many things most people wouldn't be able to do. Then again, military bands are trained beyond the average person.
It is a "pouch" They keep their music and any other things they may need! Once the pre-ceremony concert is done, their music is memorized so they don't need it! Plus the lyres and flip folders are very bulky and awkward for certain instruments (clarinet was mine). I tried to memorize as much music as I could when I was playing!
Listen, if high school kids can memorize 25 minutes worth of marching band music the marine corps can't handle one Sousa march? This looks terribly unprofessional because of the portable stands. Sounds great, however.
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yeah i totally agree...im in junior high and we play this song(same version) but a little tiny bit faster i think. i have the entire thing memorized and i got it three days ago:)
im seventh grade too---first chair!!! yeahhhhhhh! uhhh trumpet peoplessss!!!!
I played this along with Semper Fidelis in the Jazz Jublie parade with wilson c. riles middle school marching band and I am joining the USMC and we played just as well as they did.
Wow. I've heard better bands play. But the drum solos make it amazing. My part is the counter-melody in the part after the intro. Btw, go altos and tenors!!!
As a trombone player, I wish the audio had picked up the brass a little more clearly, but there's no such thing as a poor rendition of this Sousa classic. Beautiful work, Marines.
Regardless, the band reflects a positive image on the Corps. In desert Storm, the band that passed through with us was a heavy machine gun platoon as well.
Anyway, after spending the fourth in Savannah, the had Army NG bands there. They played in camo t-shirts and shorts. They sounded good, but remember seeing Marine bands playing, all in Charlies when out in the public. A Sgt. Major would have had a cow.
roninchilli 7 months ago
With all of that, you're still a pouge. The stupid dumb 0311 infantrymen in the Marines have been the back bone of the Marines since 10 November 1775 ! So what if you can shoot, PFT , blow the ass tuba, out rank or whatever....Or been to all them non hostile trips blowing your flute or marching.. At lest at the end of the day, since I'm an stupid infantry 0311 I know what me and my friends have done. Served ,fought, and died and have not been going on fancy liberty spots blowing things!
panzerhund0311 10 months ago
@panzerhund0311 You don't deserve the title of United States Marine if you think it is ever ok to insult fellow Marines like you have. Every program in the United States Marine Corp is crucial to the overall success of the corp. I am not a Marine yet, but I know that when I do become a Marine I'm not going to disrespect a fellow Marine and try to say that he or she is not a "REAL MARINE". In spite of everything you have said I would still like to thank you and all military for your service.
StanleyLacey 7 months ago
Ur skill and job can be taught to anybody with a as about score of 32. My job and skill has to he audition before boot camp and takes years to perfect and years to develop.
timerecstudio 10 months ago
Regardless of what I do ( I'm part of The Commandants Own at 8th and I barracks where i see the dumbest and laziest 0311's patroling the barracks.), I prob out shoot and rank u. I have a 6th award expert rifle and 2nd award pistol, 1 class pft and cft sinces bootcamp, NAM, meritorious service commendation medal, and Picked up SSgt at 5 and a half years. I've also played and traveled to Guam, tonga, Samoa, Thailand, Japan, Australia, Mongolia and Cambodia. What have u done?
timerecstudio 10 months ago
I added link in the info of the video of Band Members who have gone overseas.
timerecstudio 10 months ago
@panzerhund0311 Ur a idiot. I know plenty of Band Members who have 1. gone to Iraq and Afghanistan and been shot and almost blowed up and 2. i know a few who have gotten blowed up or nearly killed. Many who have received Purple Hearts and saved many lives in the process.
timerecstudio 10 months ago
@timerecstudio Yeah, right....cause 9811 is a real combat MOS! What ever pouge. Go play your skinflute and your ass tuba. Leave the combat to the INFANTRY! I'm glad I joined the Marines to be a REAL MARINE, Infantry Marines are the only real Marines...the rest of the Marine Corps is just support. Thanks for playing the bull crap change of command ceremonies and boot camp graduations...someone needs to do it..
panzerhund0311 10 months ago
really? how so?
timerecstudio 10 months ago
@timerecstudio.... Seriously? How so that the band aren't pouges? Last time I checked, I never seen a band member humping a rifle in Afghanistan or in Iraq! Not all Marines are seeing combat...Many may go over seas, but some may NEVER leave a FOB or airbase! Let me know of any Marine Band members who have been killed in combat!? Its the Infantry and all the other combat MOS Marines who are fighting wars and winning battles!
panzerhund0311 10 months ago
POUGES
panzerhund0311 10 months ago
where are the bellhop uniforms LOL
ohgeewiz 11 months ago
Drummers are beast
dunnellonful 11 months ago
U. S. Marines playing Japanese snare drums! At least the quad drummer is playing English made Premier!
drumgrey915 1 year ago
@drumgrey915 Remember, the DoD purchases everything from the lowest bidder! Besides, those drums were probably seized when we beat Japan in WWII :)
jimmymac63 11 months ago
@drumgrey915 Perl - top choice of Middle Schools. =/
Works42 10 months ago
This is a pretty good band but the drum solo is NOT a military cadence. A military drum line should have snare drums and bass drums and that's all. Cadences like this one sound like a high school or college band. This is just my opinion and I'm not a bona fide conductor or director. Good job, overall.
SpeedyNeutrino43 1 year ago
at 1:53..she wasn't looking at the music........
1949man 1 year ago
@1949man when your that good you dont need to
fongofoll 1 year ago
Sgt Roman with an elbow scratch at 0:22...Nasty McNast.
BlkKnt69 1 year ago
It's time to return to snare drums, bass drums and cymbals. Enough of this hollow log pounding tribal drumming.
SpeedyNeutrino43 1 year ago
#WIN
SquadalaBoi14 1 year ago
what a disgrace..
why is it that the corps allow fat females..
999Thip 1 year ago
@999Thip Id be careful what you say man! She could probably beat your ass out of your mouth!
Whitout1 1 year ago
@Whitout1 you know , you might be right..
thanks for the heads up,
your a great american..
999Thip 1 year ago
@999Thip fuck you dude you aint a Marine.
wasupsquare 1 year ago
@wasupsquare yea sure, tell that to uncle sam--
999Thip 1 year ago
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TheBetterGuy999 1 year ago
I hope you all realize he itched when the drum major gave the command adjust... it's allowed, and perfectly fine.
phsdrumline 1 year ago
NOW! THAT is more LIKE it!!! GO MARINES!!! On behalf of my great-nephew...
Cpl. Jared A Lundy, stationed at Camp Pendleton, CA!
WE are PROUD to be a MARINE Family!!!
TheFidLady 1 year ago
performing with folios is embarrassing.
someguy1224 1 year ago
tenor player=amazing
Mattacus94 1 year ago
@maptlbh Do shut up.
XylussN 1 year ago
@XylussN Be my guest: Shut up, shutten-up. And GO!
maptlbh 1 year ago
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maptlbh 1 year ago
2:38 till the end that drumline is jaw dropping amazing
RyaZila24 1 year ago
I served 25 proud years in the U.S.Army , but I have great respect for our Marines !
This is a super sharp band and i have never seen a Marine band that was not top-knotch ! Great drumming , too !
slikrok593 1 year ago
I didn't think scratching was allowed at Paris Island.
Brett27560 2 years ago 19
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Whatsmore, he's a SSGT.
lipovan87 2 years ago
Save the smart ass attitude for something else. Thanks.
ChiefTbonE7 2 years ago
When I was there they didn't allow it.
Brett27560 2 years ago
@Brett27560 haha I saw that too, and it wasn't allowed in my son's platoon, I don't think that my son would have been happy playing in the Marine band, he enjoyed killing bad guys in Iraq too much! The band was awesome at boot camp graduation, just can't think of it as a satisfying MOS
ushouldntjudgeme 1 year ago
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lol wtf
get a real weopon
fuge000 2 years ago
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those hipps are just as wide as the naja vally// we could use you as a bridge.
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no marine should be in any band!
fuge000 2 years ago
@fuge000 the weapon of the USMC band is morale... and when used properly it can become a devastating force... Inspiring Marines to go into a battle anywhere any time... and no i was not in the band... just inspired a few times...
NMFarrier 2 years ago
The Marine Corp Bands are the best of all the branches of the U.S. Military.
OOH-RAHH !!
FioratoJM1986 2 years ago 13
i saw them live
TromboneofLMMS 2 years ago
Bravo ! Drummers have practiced
such that a mistake is just not
going to happen. S/F DD's !
swiftframe 2 years ago
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so weak!!
eric879546213 2 years ago
niceee drum solo
heresmycardjoker 2 years ago
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I cannot believe this band needs to read music for the Thunderer ! Being a full time military band , they should have all marching tunes committed to memory !
slikrok593 2 years ago
Its not for that song, itsfor the other 4 songs we had to play after thunderer.
timerecstudio 2 years ago 4
yeah i usually memorize a song from playing it so much but im just middle school. i especially memorize pep music cuz its the most fun to play
TromboneofLMMS 2 years ago
@slikrok593
Why do all Americans think it's unprofessional to read from music while on parade? For instance, the Guards bands in the UK play an astonishing amount of different marches everyday whilst on parade, this would make it impossible to memorise every note for every march.
When have you seen members of an orchestra play without sheet music?
To put it short, it's just there to guide the player, a guideline, and in no way a sign of unprofessionalism.
emptyangel 1 year ago
@emptyangel
Couldn't of said it better myself.
ATubaPerson 1 year ago
@emptyangel When I was in high school, I was in my school's marching band. We would perform at football games during halftime with absolutely no sheet music at all. It's really not hard to do if you dedicated a few hours a day. I would do it measure by measure. Memorizing one, then the next, and then all the way from the beginning, and then memorize the next measure, then play from the begginning again. We did this because it frees your eyes to focus on other things like precise alignment.
ClassValedictorian 1 year ago
@slikrok593 Actually, conductors change little things from time to time and the musicians who play it, often make notations to remember the arrangements! For the most part, they do have them committed to memory!
jimmymac63 11 months ago
our high school played this song but is not that fun
combatjack11 2 years ago
how was this bad? it was a classic performance, I just didn't like that one guy's scratching an itch
that's a small infractions on bearing
jagpanther777 2 years ago
I remember playing this in band
SayummZombie 2 years ago
the lyers ruin it for me
but they are amazing :D
rootbeerazor 2 years ago
the bass guy is slicing on bass!!! how the fuck?
kisstheband 2 years ago
LOL he isn't very poised i admit.
jijahjiah 2 years ago
Trumpets Rule!!!!
DayDay0930 2 years ago 2
No, it should be
"Trumpets Own!!!!"
1stAreo8 2 years ago 4
that was awesomeee! Whats so impressive, is that the drumline came in right in time when the conductor was behind them.... wow!
koolanddagang12 2 years ago
YOU DIG!!!!
customkey 2 years ago
Most high schools have a good enough sense of rhythm to do that but when u combine some of the worlds best percussionists into one band you get a real good show lol
kpak44wh 2 years ago
haha exactly what i was thinking, wish i was there!
koolanddagang12 2 years ago
Not really. Its basic march concept. You put your foot down in time with the music. What is impressive is that most of those players weren't looking at their music and they were able to do many things most people wouldn't be able to do. Then again, military bands are trained beyond the average person.
IzzietheIZ 2 years ago
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DayDay0930 3 years ago
this drum solo part is great=]
snoopy0605xp 3 years ago
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YOu are the best, but not as our band. But you are equally the best! Very good!
clarinettobagnara 3 years ago
Could anyone please let me know what it is that is attached to the back of their belts?
PyroDude1987 3 years ago
It is a "pouch" They keep their music and any other things they may need! Once the pre-ceremony concert is done, their music is memorized so they don't need it! Plus the lyres and flip folders are very bulky and awkward for certain instruments (clarinet was mine). I tried to memorize as much music as I could when I was playing!
DanKalbacher 3 years ago
drumming while at attention not being able to move ur head except for choreography ... that is not easy
levey24 3 years ago
Wanted to add that the Drumline is completely amazing and they carry these guys and save the performance.
TheSlimViper 3 years ago
Listen, if high school kids can memorize 25 minutes worth of marching band music the marine corps can't handle one Sousa march? This looks terribly unprofessional because of the portable stands. Sounds great, however.
TheSlimViper 3 years ago
they have to focus more on being marines then being musicians, which is why they dont have time to memorize all that music.
zacksethandy 3 years ago 2
If you look at their eyes, most of them aren't looking at the music. The music sheets are a standard by the Marine Corps for the band.
Smoothintuitions 3 years ago
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yeah i totally agree...im in junior high and we play this song(same version) but a little tiny bit faster i think. i have the entire thing memorized and i got it three days ago:)
im seventh grade too---first chair!!! yeahhhhhhh! uhhh trumpet peoplessss!!!!
alliecat73 3 years ago
HOOOOORAH
lollogelataio 3 years ago
awesome!!!
dexr614 3 years ago
MERCY!!!
Mamasan41 3 years ago
What an amazing sound out of a small drumline! Incredible quad playing!
fathersimmons 3 years ago 2
Perfect sounding drumline. Perfect snare bass, and of course quads. I love the sound of the quads. They're not too high. They're perfect.
giantsquid93 3 years ago 3
Ditto. Actually, those are quints, lol.
l33tstugist 3 years ago 2
quads quints same dif, but thanks for agreeing, don't you wish all bands tuned there QUINTS this way? Plz reply!!!
giantsquid93 3 years ago
Great Job Marine Corp Drumline. You all are the originators of all Corp Style Drumlines and Marching Bands in the world.
franzswa 3 years ago
OUTSTANDING DYNAMICS. This was refreshing after watching endless vids of band with 200+ members including massive drumlines.
Semper Fi!
ikarooz 4 years ago
I played this along with Semper Fidelis in the Jazz Jublie parade with wilson c. riles middle school marching band and I am joining the USMC and we played just as well as they did.
KBling12 4 years ago
let's try no.
White1Chocolatee 4 years ago
Wow. I've heard better bands play. But the drum solos make it amazing. My part is the counter-melody in the part after the intro. Btw, go altos and tenors!!!
jkrcX 4 years ago
John Philip Sousa was, is, and will always be America's Bandmaster.
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sexy!:D
aquashaolin33 4 years ago
nice drumb solo
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usarmytubahooah 3 years ago
wonderful! i love love love the thunderer and parris island marine band does it so perfectly! great job guys!
tubafrank 4 years ago 3
As a trombone player, I wish the audio had picked up the brass a little more clearly, but there's no such thing as a poor rendition of this Sousa classic. Beautiful work, Marines.
FoxFive73 4 years ago
Semper Fi drumline!
Drumboy93 5 years ago
Man...I could listen to those drums all day. The rest of the band is great, too!
FlutieCutie 5 years ago