@375rangerrea Yep your an idiot. To actually play with ANY army band you need a music background and have to try out. If you dont know how to play you dont get it. People who wash out of basic are the worst kind of people. Civilians.
Gorgeous! I love all Americans and American items! Only two exceptions: popcorn and marshmellows (disgusting!). America, can You forgive me? God bless America and the armned forces of this nation !!!
We were actually stationed in Wiesbaden, Germany at this time...and @ tresckow...if you knew anything about performing...you play to the audience...you (thank goodness) were not the audience for this performance...
Look British dude - There is one army in the world that sends today send it soldiers to every conflict era to perform for troops - putting htme in harms way. The US Army Bands have always gone were the battle is, and helped in the war effort. THAT IS MILITARY - not some nose in the sky "See how nice I march" parade that has nothing to do with anything. Our job is to entertain and perform and spred good will - what is the job of the British band? Be boring?
@ericharoldburger There is another country besides America who sends troops all over the world! The military of the United Kingdom of Great Britain! There is only once that our political leaders would not send the Army and that was Vietnam! You lost that one! Look here on YouTube under British Military bands or Coldstream Guards or Grenedier Guards. Watch how they march & parade and they serve also on active duty in Iraq & Afghanistan!
@ericartwo1 must brits and americans always argue over which country is better? can't we just say both armies and countries are good? what a bunch of morons you are!
@vaultdude269 U R quite right! Just having a bit of fun in my old age! BTW, I was not insulting the American military or their bands! Just this one performance and it is only an opinion!
@ericartwo1 Well...Brit poltical leaders sent the army to the USA twice, once in 1776 and again in 1812. The real shame of it is that the British regulars who fought so valiently in both of those conflicts remain unrecognized by their own country. No battle honors were awarded to any regiments who fought in America. Now that's a shame that ought to be rectified. By the way, your implcation that the US lost Vietnam because no Brits fought there is absurd.
@retadsdd Lyndon B Johnson asked our Prime Minister, Harold Wilson for military help but he declined. We have since learnt that Wilson was suffering from Alzheimer. LBJ would have been happy if we had sent a battalion of the Black Watch Scottish Regiment! It was a shame as the the Black Watch would have eliminated the Vietcong and saved your bacon! It would have meant that America would have won the war! Never mind, we will always support u in the future to prevent any more defeats! LOL
It's a shame some geniuses in the Pentagon have decided to save a few bucks in recent years by reducing the complement of musicians in all Army bands, even including the U.S. Army Band and the West Point Band.
you always can cout on an american army band performing the fucking saints, glenn miller and elvis presley. get rid of that crap and play more real american marches. if i want to hear that i turn to oldie stations.
I heard the 76th is being dissolved and that makes me sad. I spent 4.5 years in DE in this unit and I have many fond memories of people I knew and places we went along the way. As a matter of fact I am one of the trombone players marching this gig in Berlin.
Re music selection. The DE audiences we played for expected a particular genre of American music from a US miltary band. For better or worse that's what we tried to give to them.
really they are dissolving it? what a shame..maybe u can give me some advice cuz i havent found anyone in active army band. im signed up to be an active army bandsman next yr. what is it like? how often were u deployed? any advice is more than helpful...i am a trombone player who just got out of Univ wit a degree in performance.
Not all are. Unfourtunately many field bands are. MACOM (Major Command) bands are very good and Special Bands (Washington D.C.) are some of the best bands there are.
I played this stuff for four years straight in Germany with the 1AD Band, same tunes, same ole same ole! They need to get some new tunes! A new routine..BLAH..
I really would like to join the army band. Is it difficult to pass through the auditions? I'm not that good in sight reading. Please reply. Oh, BTW I'm in college, I play the clarinet and I'm 17 years old.
Depends on what the unit needs...if you are average good...they will take you and make you great. If you dont want to goto college, go active. The advance training for a musician going active is 6 months long.
Come on Jackhammer, do you really believe that? I think you are a Army recruiter! How can the Army make you a GREAT musician? A great soldier? Yes, I will agree.
I was in the First Army New York Band in NYC late sixtes..The Army was the institution. YOU, as an individual had the responsiblity to make yourself what you were to be. The Army, like anything else, is made up of great individuals. The "unit" always needs quality individuals and that makes the Army what it is.
True, but the army creates an ideal environment at the school of music to bring out the potential you have. Combined with hard work(ip)..you get better.
And on top of that, alot of commanders are allowing bandsmen to study with outside pros and nearby college professors. They also allow you to attend instrument clinics. Alot has changed since the 60's ;).
The 33rd did the same show, the 8th ID Mech did the same show, and the 1st AD did the same show.. all with slight variations.. NOT to say they copied one another.. that just happened to be what the host nation and the other guests were expecting to hear... It still plays well 50+ years after the end of WWII...
The fact of the matter is that the Army bands in Germany (USAREUR and 76th) play all types of music it just so happens that during many tattoos the audience wants to hear American Jazz. I know this because when we have played more traditional American music (marches and concert staples) we are often asked why we didn't play Jazz. Sometimes it's actually good to give the audience what they want. It won't kill you and hey you might even like it.
Nice video with a lesser known US Service band. The female drum major is certainly interesting! Also the Black guy dancing with the blonde must go over big in Germany! The problem with most US bands I find is that they can't decide whether they are a Big Band, or a Military band. You would think in Germany they would play a German march or two. We have great bands, but too often I find they play toward the low pop end in terms of music. It would be nice to see a martial display sometimes.
US Army Bands carry on all sorts of traditions to include the arrangements of music and marches made famous by one of our past Army Band Commanders, Glenn Miller. These arrangements are staples in the US Army Band libraries, along with countless march books, Sousa, Fillmore, King etc.
Hi, yes Glenn Miller is part of US bands WW2 lore! But we do have a fine march tradition from many fine composers besides Sousa and Miller. How about a display that combines marches of say R.B. Hall, Henry Fillmore or Grafulla with a static dispaly of your standard Glenn Miller Big Band bit. This way you combine the best of old and new worlds in your US army band display. I know you guys like the brassy, jazz trumpet and sax routines, but a little more tradition would be nice sometimes too!
Right on the money waterloo3, that is how I approach tattoos and the like. Good to see someone who knows his stuff when it comes to our nations bands.
Hi, well my views tend to be the minority because our bands like to play toward the low end in their concert selections. We have some great bands, but they are affraid of apppearing too military! Strange when you consider we have one of the largest army's around! I doubt the trend toward a more traidtional fare will happen, but I thought someone should comment on it anyway.
Hi there!
markmartinez717 2 months ago
*** 76th uaaah ! Hmmmmh good... or what ever... GOOD MUSIC
Hemmelmark 9 months ago
loved the jazz hands so is this what happens to soldiers who wash out of basic
and to think my tax dollars are paying for music lessons
375rangerrea 9 months ago
@375rangerrea Yep your an idiot. To actually play with ANY army band you need a music background and have to try out. If you dont know how to play you dont get it. People who wash out of basic are the worst kind of people. Civilians.
m3kt3k 7 months ago
loved the jazz hands so is this what happens to soldiers who wash out of basic
375rangerrea 9 months ago
Gorgeous! I love all Americans and American items! Only two exceptions: popcorn and marshmellows (disgusting!). America, can You forgive me? God bless America and the armned forces of this nation !!!
SpaceCowboy641 10 months ago
come on they still use the music sheets, high school marching bands have longer songs memorized, if this is the us army band i would expect more
salaisalbert02 10 months ago 2
@salaisalbert02 remember they are soldiers first so they are to busy potecting us to memorize music. just be glad it sounded great.
TheDragonmaster18 10 months ago
Good song but it sounds so modern...
mangoman61 10 months ago
it's too damn dark in this vid..... the US ARMY is AWSOME !!!!!
ohgeewiz 10 months ago
US ARMY..the big green machine..massive..powerful...once a soldier always a soldier...no matter what or where...
raginroadrunner 11 months ago
sounds great wow
germanx01 1 year ago
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Tracer379 1 year ago
76th ruled...
Tracer379 1 year ago
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Tracer379 1 year ago
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That song that they're playing was written by Maj. Glenn Miller in WW2
MemphisMoll 1 year ago
That song that they're playing was written by Maj. Glenn Miller in WW2
MemphisMoll 1 year ago
I was in the 319th Army reserve band :)
ILoveToScrub 1 year ago
Nur zu schade das die Russen nicht dabei sind die würden ohne Probleme den amis in den arsch treten das weiß jeder ;)
detlev07 1 year ago
why is the US army Band using music. You'd think they could memorize their music...
shrillz 1 year ago
I was a member of the 98th Army band in Bremerhaven, Germany 1960-62. This video brings back fond memories.
bklynkd3 1 year ago
The british goverment are on the same track! Long live army music all over the world
curly1958 1 year ago
We were actually stationed in Wiesbaden, Germany at this time...and @ tresckow...if you knew anything about performing...you play to the audience...you (thank goodness) were not the audience for this performance...
maddmann234 1 year ago
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maddmann234 1 year ago
the 14 people who disliked this are nazis
dudejustponts 1 year ago
@dudejustponts or ragheads! both have no clue of real music!
SpaceCowboy641 10 months ago
Die Amys kriegen das am besten hin auf der Show!
NordReportage 1 year ago
Very sharpe... GO ARMY!!! Pershings own is fantastic ARMY band too. 2nd to none.... US ARMY
ohgeewiz 1 year ago
One of the best on earth
chengchunnam 1 year ago
I was in the 76th Army band from 1975-1977 when it was in Kaiserslautern. Good Times!
tomtuba 1 year ago
A great tribute to Glenn Miller, who not only had one of the greatest Big Bands of that era, but also served America in uniform during World War II.
johneddy98033 1 year ago
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TheAlpha101 1 year ago
Music is not military music but dance music! No wonder the US Army do not march smartly!
ericartwo1 1 year ago
Look British dude - There is one army in the world that sends today send it soldiers to every conflict era to perform for troops - putting htme in harms way. The US Army Bands have always gone were the battle is, and helped in the war effort. THAT IS MILITARY - not some nose in the sky "See how nice I march" parade that has nothing to do with anything. Our job is to entertain and perform and spred good will - what is the job of the British band? Be boring?
ericharoldburger 1 year ago
@ericharoldburger There is another country besides America who sends troops all over the world! The military of the United Kingdom of Great Britain! There is only once that our political leaders would not send the Army and that was Vietnam! You lost that one! Look here on YouTube under British Military bands or Coldstream Guards or Grenedier Guards. Watch how they march & parade and they serve also on active duty in Iraq & Afghanistan!
ericartwo1 1 year ago
@ericartwo1 must brits and americans always argue over which country is better? can't we just say both armies and countries are good? what a bunch of morons you are!
vaultdude269 1 year ago
@vaultdude269 U R quite right! Just having a bit of fun in my old age! BTW, I was not insulting the American military or their bands! Just this one performance and it is only an opinion!
ericartwo1 1 year ago
@ericartwo1 oh ok. just a small misinterpritation (if i even spelled that right) lol
vaultdude269 1 year ago
@ericartwo1 Well...Brit poltical leaders sent the army to the USA twice, once in 1776 and again in 1812. The real shame of it is that the British regulars who fought so valiently in both of those conflicts remain unrecognized by their own country. No battle honors were awarded to any regiments who fought in America. Now that's a shame that ought to be rectified. By the way, your implcation that the US lost Vietnam because no Brits fought there is absurd.
retadsdd 1 year ago
@retadsdd Lyndon B Johnson asked our Prime Minister, Harold Wilson for military help but he declined. We have since learnt that Wilson was suffering from Alzheimer. LBJ would have been happy if we had sent a battalion of the Black Watch Scottish Regiment! It was a shame as the the Black Watch would have eliminated the Vietcong and saved your bacon! It would have meant that America would have won the war! Never mind, we will always support u in the future to prevent any more defeats! LOL
ericartwo1 1 year ago
Well done 76th!!!! Outstanding!!!!...."Pershing's Own" move over!!!!!
YRebBugleman 2 years ago
YES.
thats what im talking about.
I hope to be there some day.
Trombone590 2 years ago 2
Truly talented musicians and very inspiring music.
dcs0582 2 years ago
I'll bet the tenor sax player with the darker horn is using a Selmer. I have a Selmer Mk 6 and it's the same color.
SpeedyNeutrino43 2 years ago
huhkuh
JAPscorlion 2 years ago
Fantastic. brings out my ARMY pride!!!!
ohgeewiz 2 years ago
surprisingly cool! :D
SlayerJab0r 2 years ago
thats right the army band still kicks ass
PatIke100 2 years ago 12
Now that what Im talking bout the Band
PatIke100 2 years ago
I feel like I'm watching the Looney Tunes marching band or something.
bandpost 2 years ago 3
I can't help but to agree with you...
ThinkingFox 2 years ago
It's a shame some geniuses in the Pentagon have decided to save a few bucks in recent years by reducing the complement of musicians in all Army bands, even including the U.S. Army Band and the West Point Band.
hfelton 2 years ago 22
you always can cout on an american army band performing the fucking saints, glenn miller and elvis presley. get rid of that crap and play more real american marches. if i want to hear that i turn to oldie stations.
tresckow 1 year ago
@hfelton its a shame i know
MarsTehGod 10 months ago
the slow march to st louis blues
(the first song played) is very good...i love it
ladyboog92 2 years ago
I heard the 76th is being dissolved and that makes me sad. I spent 4.5 years in DE in this unit and I have many fond memories of people I knew and places we went along the way. As a matter of fact I am one of the trombone players marching this gig in Berlin.
Re music selection. The DE audiences we played for expected a particular genre of American music from a US miltary band. For better or worse that's what we tried to give to them.
My 2 cents.
norbie2008 2 years ago
I've seen them live a few times, and I always loved the US Army bands for their unique Style...
The Sousa marches and Glen Miller-like Stuff seperated them from european military bands.
They always semed to be more swinging or relaxed :)
As musicians they are professionals. Simply perfect.
thetubehurz 2 years ago 2
really they are dissolving it? what a shame..maybe u can give me some advice cuz i havent found anyone in active army band. im signed up to be an active army bandsman next yr. what is it like? how often were u deployed? any advice is more than helpful...i am a trombone player who just got out of Univ wit a degree in performance.
ttukumoe 2 years ago
the NZ Army Band is definitley the best in the world
dunno103 2 years ago
Well... you can surely see that the US army bands are more like sitting there and play really good music than march exact and one like the other.
Because of that this is an acceptable performance.
WKalpha 2 years ago
being in perfect visual synch is a bit too british.
psudsl2010 2 years ago
Not all are. Unfourtunately many field bands are. MACOM (Major Command) bands are very good and Special Bands (Washington D.C.) are some of the best bands there are.
aaldredge 3 years ago
the Royal marines are much better
gibseascout 3 years ago
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undergradstudent 3 years ago
US Army Bands aren't really marching bands... only when they are forced to in events such as these.
We are more symphonic then marching. The USMC is the only one left with a marching band.
We don't march! It's our trademark!
undergradstudent 3 years ago
They are not really military,they don't march too well as Germany or Russia.
Jazz is jazz,not military.
ArturoAlejandroS 3 years ago
Why will they be liquidated ? This band shows the US flag in Europe.
It is another "wise" White House decision ?
AmersfoortTristan 3 years ago
<---stands and applauds! Great job..reminds me of my army band days at Fort Ord and the Presidio of SF. way to go!
jazzloversinc 3 years ago 2
yea a new show would be good, but the 76 isn't refering to a unit mumber
hippie197 3 years ago
no no no they march with lyers what the hell i dont even march with a lyer we are not aloud to and we play harder songs
crimsonalchemist12 3 years ago
Meh too jazzy i think
Maverz290 3 years ago
The Band of Her Majesty's Royal Marines...
Far superior to anything the blasted yanks have to offer...
And officially 'THE best military band in the world'
r170292taj 3 years ago
I played this stuff for four years straight in Germany with the 1AD Band, same tunes, same ole same ole! They need to get some new tunes! A new routine..BLAH..
LLJtbone 3 years ago
ummm military ??? watch the german military music ....
cmon89Jarhead89cmon 3 years ago
For a military band, im not impressed.
ubamilitary 3 years ago
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lol what a loser
lilaquadude85 3 years ago
I am. I like their style.
AmersfoortTristan 3 years ago
Great music- keep it coming. Will these guys ever play in the Netherlands? - they are in Germany so not too far off.
AmersfoortTristan 3 years ago
great band, the first song is "Saint louis Blues March". wonderfull
glk1787 3 years ago 2
I really would like to join the army band. Is it difficult to pass through the auditions? I'm not that good in sight reading. Please reply. Oh, BTW I'm in college, I play the clarinet and I'm 17 years old.
jamestakeshi 3 years ago
Depends on what the unit needs...if you are average good...they will take you and make you great. If you dont want to goto college, go active. The advance training for a musician going active is 6 months long.
jackhammer815 3 years ago
Come on Jackhammer, do you really believe that? I think you are a Army recruiter! How can the Army make you a GREAT musician? A great soldier? Yes, I will agree.
I was in the First Army New York Band in NYC late sixtes..The Army was the institution. YOU, as an individual had the responsiblity to make yourself what you were to be. The Army, like anything else, is made up of great individuals. The "unit" always needs quality individuals and that makes the Army what it is.
lclaughton 3 years ago
True, but the army creates an ideal environment at the school of music to bring out the potential you have. Combined with hard work(ip)..you get better.
jackhammer815 3 years ago
And on top of that, alot of commanders are allowing bandsmen to study with outside pros and nearby college professors. They also allow you to attend instrument clinics. Alot has changed since the 60's ;).
toofpick151 3 years ago
that is in Germany ^^
fabi47 3 years ago
I loved the music and the directors mace.
i am so getting one for myself for my band
Dardanelle7742 3 years ago
The 1AD did practically the same show in 2006!
WAKeele 3 years ago
The 33rd did the same show, the 8th ID Mech did the same show, and the 1st AD did the same show.. all with slight variations.. NOT to say they copied one another.. that just happened to be what the host nation and the other guests were expecting to hear... It still plays well 50+ years after the end of WWII...
guapobear 3 years ago
Damned fine music 76th Keep it up!!! This ol Airman's lovin it
tsgtmccarn031 3 years ago
The fact of the matter is that the Army bands in Germany (USAREUR and 76th) play all types of music it just so happens that during many tattoos the audience wants to hear American Jazz. I know this because when we have played more traditional American music (marches and concert staples) we are often asked why we didn't play Jazz. Sometimes it's actually good to give the audience what they want. It won't kill you and hey you might even like it.
horngod21 3 years ago
Although i understand how hard it would be to memorize 9 minutes of music, it would look better if they did memorize their parts.
SykoAzn26 4 years ago
Looking good in your Blues!!!!!Sound awesome too!
jllprpl 4 years ago
This music is more worthy of a college band at halftime of a football game.
Teigen64 4 years ago
I agree it would be nice to hear some Sousa or other great American marches.
ingledude 4 years ago
Nice video with a lesser known US Service band. The female drum major is certainly interesting! Also the Black guy dancing with the blonde must go over big in Germany! The problem with most US bands I find is that they can't decide whether they are a Big Band, or a Military band. You would think in Germany they would play a German march or two. We have great bands, but too often I find they play toward the low pop end in terms of music. It would be nice to see a martial display sometimes.
waterloo3 4 years ago
I couldn't agree more, waterloo3!! With a great band like this, playing garbage, its like plowing a field with a Mercedes-Benz!!
threephase69 4 years ago
US Army Bands carry on all sorts of traditions to include the arrangements of music and marches made famous by one of our past Army Band Commanders, Glenn Miller. These arrangements are staples in the US Army Band libraries, along with countless march books, Sousa, Fillmore, King etc.
rmegtrst 4 years ago
Hi, yes Glenn Miller is part of US bands WW2 lore! But we do have a fine march tradition from many fine composers besides Sousa and Miller. How about a display that combines marches of say R.B. Hall, Henry Fillmore or Grafulla with a static dispaly of your standard Glenn Miller Big Band bit. This way you combine the best of old and new worlds in your US army band display. I know you guys like the brassy, jazz trumpet and sax routines, but a little more tradition would be nice sometimes too!
waterloo3 4 years ago
Right on the money waterloo3, that is how I approach tattoos and the like. Good to see someone who knows his stuff when it comes to our nations bands.
rmegtrst 4 years ago
Hi, well my views tend to be the minority because our bands like to play toward the low end in their concert selections. We have some great bands, but they are affraid of apppearing too military! Strange when you consider we have one of the largest army's around! I doubt the trend toward a more traidtional fare will happen, but I thought someone should comment on it anyway.
waterloo3 4 years ago