The Tennessee Circle Drill '08 - Pride of the Southland Marching Band

[MeInHorrorLand]

forever in awe 

[Davis4037]

some guy i know tried to persuade me that the "million dollar band" at the university of alabama was better, saying they were worth a million dollars. he does not know good music

[robalcook]

4:31 a guy loses his shako. bet that was an agonizing next 2 and a half minutes! Doh!

[MagnusLegatus]

Is there any chance Mike Stewart came up with this drill?

[dudeman0501]

@MagnusLegatus No. The drill for this particular show was written long before he came to the university.

[ickaris11]

I was there in 2003 when they started doing this show-- they talked to us, the directors- and said they wanted to pick a really hard show that we could do once every year as a tradition- and it's stayed basically the same with a few tweaks since 2003... but I got to march it 1st and it was a bear to learn-- that flower-pass through after the spirals was really tight!! -- I've also marched in a Drum & Bugle Corps, but this remains the hardest college-level drill I've seen or attepted

[hannahboles100]

Tennessee is my home state and I support our team 100% even when they have their bad years. Our football team might not be as good as we would like, but I feel like their year is going to be great and the marching band is AWESOME!!!

[extonville]

This should be on peoples list of 101 things to see before you die! Please can anyone advise me how to get tickets for Vols home matches? From an ardent college footy fan in the UK! Looking forward to the new season and hope the Vols can put some "pride" back in their game this year!

[xthejordx]

What a fantastic band! They certainly are the Pride and I hope the fans are Proud of them.

[MrTorri83]

amazing!



[ParkerMH0620]

ROLL TIDE!

[TheMightyZooblin]

friggin clappers

[ricehasnolife]

This made me think of Touhou for some reason.

[splatwaterex]

@ricehasnolife it looks like danmaku~

[FlamingCrowbar]

Graze that!

[iamsupercan]

This wasn't easy to fap to.

[jc265]

Reddit

[fatmrwoowoo]

@jc265 reddit is shit everyone go to digg, digg is amazing srsly

[WickDillis]

@fatmrwoowoo u mad digg?

[BabyrapeMcmethlab]

@jc265 Reddits full of choir kids don't go there.

[over9000bottlecaps]

a hurricane just hit Tennessee everyone died

[prleet]

This is angrily awesome.

[JKoss618]

Okay Tennessee, I forgive you for Hannah Montana now

[joe1826]

amazingly awesome!

[spcmsk]

it's just like one of my touhous

[stealyphil1925]

Hooyst Shit!

[jqb91]

So that's where the Maelstrom is...

[tf2whackyengineer]

It's a good thing they're from Tennessee. In Florida, one of those formations would get them boo'ed.

[1schwererziehbar1]

that's some awesome king jong il shit right there :D

[Valkyriefury]

7:13, best part

[AndrewDBarker]

They should have gotten these people to perform instead of the black eyed peas.

[bestvideosever]

Excwllent!!!!

[TheCatlickStudios]

very nice, not that difficult but has a very cool effect :D

[saxoholic123]

Some of the Best drill i've seen

[auntiepicklebottom]

It's more gooder than Broken Arrow... Famous words of my mom

[Dcforlife025]

im an Alabama fan and a MDB fan,..but ive got to say...that was pretty amazing

[waaabuffet24]

thats freaking amazing! that would be super hard. wow. GO BAND! lmao...

[stoneelf]

Oh Jeez XD This is abolutely AWESOME.... BUt I've gotta do that this year :D Should be insane, frightening, and freaking amazing.

[volsgirl5]

Thank you, VolFan78, for posting all these! Circle Drill is fantastic and people can never believe it. Thanks for posting all the different shows. Our band is fantastic!!!

[darthbubba615]

It's a little disingenuous to say these are the most difficult formations ever performed in a Circle Drill. I was a member from 1988 to 1991 and I remember doing at least two shows as hard or harder than this a year. And those were all DIFFERENT shows. This has been the same show since 2005.

[aston70]

I played 94,95,96. I remember playing CC Rider and doing circle drills like this.

[ut4life05]

Best college marching band in the NATION!!!!!!!!!! Gotta love the pride.... GO VOLS!!!!

[JKM070]

We are the Champions ... Roll Tide Roll ...

[mikespeed20082]

@JKM070 jesus man get a life, this has nothing to do with alabama. you've literally commented on every college football video on youtube. you are proof that bammers are the most obnoxious human beings alive.

[JKM070]

Thank you and Have a Nice Day ... Oh' Roll Tide Roll ...

[Roni0517r]

Unbelievably Awesome!!!  Absolutely amazing execution!!

[kfodom]

@Roni0517r No kidding-even this lifelong Vandy fan is impressed!!!

[Roni0517r]

Unbelievably Awesome!!!

[srmtn1]

A band that is still a band! I hope they never change a thing from the hats to the spats! :-) Definitely always has been and will be the PRIDE of the Southland!!! Go Vols!!!

[justpear112]

omg that was awesome! nice covering down and dressing of the circles :D

[Luna13Cak]

i'm in the pride... well.. not this one.. lol (:

only a little highschooler sadly :/ what i do now is nothing compared to this

[AoiSora603]

Circle drill is what I miss most about being in the Pride!!

[turn318]

They performed the Circle Drill at half time of todays game vs. Georgia. It was great as always

[clhcheer22]

most freakin amazing band i have ever ever ever seen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­! i have never seen a drill cooler than that

[astar21126]

This brings me back to the days I was in the Pride, the circle drills rock! But they're really dangerous to the uncoordinated lol. I love this band, they hold to tradition and a higher standard you don't see in many places anymore. It's refreshing. Go VOLS and go SEC!

[melchomp]

I think one of my guard captains from my freshmen year is in this! :D

Such amazing drill... :]

[mnsco012]

I get goosebumps every time I watch this!! I plan to soon attend UT and hopefully somehow be able to march the incredible circle drill...if possible!

[Ginny64]

such cleanliness! their turns are so snappy and crisp! i have great respect for the Pride ^_^ i wanna be in the Pride so bad! it's the only thing i regret about not going to UT

[WBBugleBoy]

I love The Pride. I hope to march with them next year. I am the last to criticize, but I still think it sounded better when Welcome to Tennessee was in C concert. It's not as bright and cheery when played in Bb.....though the midsection in Ab sounds great!

[jswaffor]

I agree with you about the opener. Although now its a bit more clean and in unison, I like the original key. This happened in pregame also back in '03 I think...D page had a key change in the middle but was taken out that year. I suppose these songs were rough on some sections of the band in the old keys but it made all the difference. Still the band sounds very good, Yeah Band!

[EosThunder]

Totally Amazing. Awesome drill Vols!!

[io658]

Truly the pride of the southland!!

[LIG7331]

I'll see you 9/26

[Tornadoes69]

dear god

[ErikaLuvsZack]

omg this circle drill is like freakin hard to learn trust me i have tried, and im on in middle school

[CptnEldritch]

There isn't even an expletive strong enough to describe this...

[MoogleEJA]

OMG that was awesome!!!!!!

[rokgrl1603]

The drum major went to my high school (william blount) :D

we seen it at lunch one day on our weekly announcements that he was the drum major at UT

[RogerioAZEREDOsolasi]

Wonderful! Wonderful!

[Goodboypromise]

Bah my band had more talent than my team this year.

[dedrickp]

THAT WAS FRESH TO DEATH

[Tatersalad809]

This is okay, but the Cavaliers did stuff at 3:30 and 3:45 but moving across the field while the figure spun.

[efLuXx]

I guess you can compare Drum Corps to college bands. facepalm

[DynamiteMcGhee]

Tatersalad, this is actually quite awesome compared to most college drill you see. I encourage you to look up more videos on the Pride. You will see that they do not try to imitate drum corps. Yes the Cavaliers do some amazing drill, I know, I'm a huge corps nerd, but I also love the Pride and know that they are nothing like a drum corps when it comes to a drill standpoint. Cleanliness yes. Crazy Cavaliers style flying drill? No.

[wizardoforange]

You are close to the mark. Historically, drum corps imitated U.T. The innovation of the Circle Drill by WJ Julian represented the first radical departure from military drills and pageantry show in the marching band world. Drum corps style drills sprang from these original circle drills. Visually, I much prefer traditional circle drills, line drills, countermarches, etc. than the esoteric squiggly forms that drum corps and some bands perform. Much easier to tell if a geometric shape is off.

[ronsfan101]

I love this show!! I love this band!! I dont even care about the scholarships!! I just want to play my trumpet in this band! Its always been my dream and my chance to make it is Jan 17, 2009!!! Im so excited because I know Im not worthy now but I will be! YAY CIRCLE DRILL YAY UT!!!

[jack2lives]

Good Luck kid!!!

[surftn]

All right Dr. Sousa, listen up! This is an awesome show, but we are getting sick of it. When I was in the UT band we did at least three and sometimes four different circle drills per year, and included at least one more number in the show between the circle drill and "Spirit of the Hill." Call Jim Idol out of retirement, wherever he is, and get some new stuff going. Or pull out the old charts (they've got to be around there somewhere).

[dcritchie]

i never get tired of it!

[coffeeguy9]

You guys got the best drill of any college band I've seen, also one of the cleanest.

- USC (Carolina) band member.

[allencatband]

they laern that whole show in three days and make it look like that. that is kick ass

[Shelbowlba]

wow i usually dont like watching other peoples bands but this was amazing!!!

[Flufferz626]

I am a member of the AU marching band, and I have to say that y'alls circle drills are among the best in SEC marching bands. We did one circle drill and it was so difficult to get just right.

[mysouthernart]

I am a former member of the Alabama Million Dollar band and former band/auxiliary director and I must commend the Pride of the Southland for such a entertaining show..and I commend you as I do The Million Dollar Band for keeping TRADITIONS ALIVE...so many college/high school bands these days are doing away with anything of tradition and going contemporary/modern and I am so glad that 2 such distinguished college bands keep traditions alive and well...again nice show!!!

[micahsyoursister]

I SECOND THAT.

[bandgeek4ever2009]

This is so AMAZING! I have never been able to go to a UT game to see the band, but I'm auditioning for a music scholarship for next year. I play bass clarinet/clarinet and really hope I make it. :-D I LOVE THE PRIDE OF THE SOUTHLAND MARCHING BAND!! You all are great.

[amanfromaplace]

Brother, the Pride of the Southland is THE most incredible thing in which you could ever take part at UT. But, scholarships are almost nonexistent with them. And, there are only 8 clarinets in the entire Pride. Unless you are a PHENOMENAL clarinet player, plan on marching a brass instrument. I wish you the best of luck. Their rehearsals are on MWF from 120 to 330 at the intramural fields, go check it out!

[amanfromaplace]

Sister, I do apologize.

[hayesc4]

It has been 17 years since I got to do an official circle drill. It still gives me goose bumps to see it. Way to go Pride!!!

[WBBugleBoy]

I don't think I've ever seen a better video of Circle Drill on YouTube ever. This one is actually complete with "Welcome to Tennessee". Man I love life in TN!

[LtKB2006]

You guys look so great! I miss you all like CRAZY!!! I got a little teary watching the spirals form and hearing the crowd cheer for you and all of your hard work!!! You should be SO PROUD!! At least the fans will always know that they can count on the "Pride" to show up on gameday. :)

[tylynnham]

I wonder whose hat that would be couter?

HMMMMmmmmmm

[coutercouter]

at 5:52 look at the front side between the 40 and the 45 yard line left side. you will see a hat get kicked in the air. also between 6:34 and 6:35 there is a dummy doing the second bow wrong. that would be me. it is at the top of the 50 yard line.

[shapular]

Oh Hairy John... you're always causing trouble.

[DCHSMusicMan]

Thanks!

[UTTuba]

I remember marching this when i was there. Theres no bigger thrill other than pre-game.

[Climber656]

Well done Pride! I know you all work hard as hell and it shows. At least we, as Vol fans still have you all! Good Job!

[missnatdawg]

thank you so much for posting this!

my family wasn't able to come and watch us :[

but this way atleast they can see Circle Drill!!

WOOOO!!

[daynewhitehouse]

We did such a good job on that. I was afraid that the spirals were going to look like crap, but we totally pulled it off. PRRIIIIIIIIDE!!

[radtex03]

It is true, the band is better than the team.

[debbiewhitehead]

This band is awsome and my son is part of it!

[NWAfan]

Nice band but your team sucks.

[mikewx2]

I am for Bama but this is awesome!

[vasampso]

Thanks for the nice comment. The band works really hard and appreciates it.