NSU Marching Band and JSU Marching Band - Before I Let Go Arrangements

[thelollipoppeople]

my middle school band is doing this song! It's so fun to play :D

[JSUmello5]

this clip of JSU is from 03.. but still was a HD recording.. I had this on a cd back then lol

[Jerryleeterrell]

JSU keep doin wat you doin that was great you to NSU

[Carlock92]

trumpets rapeing da song

[85gthang]

Im a die hard jsu fan but I have not heard ANYONE play this better than southern. There arraignment is beautiful

[loulou3t]

Whats the Rush????

[Delicious1922]

NORFOLK STATE KILLED IT!!!! JSU, better luck next time.

[blueice17]

How is this a bad clip of NSU? I like both recordings. Jackson State gives me a little bit more of everything. NSU's is no slouch at all, unfortunately in comparison to Jackson's trumpets they (NSU) don't have the presence that Jackson does.

[PHSMustangSAXPlayer]

waaay too many hangovers from those screamers from JSU... but the rest was clean. just wish i could get more from the Mellos.. and it sounded like JSU was in a studio and NSU was outside... NSU's mellos were giving a little too much on the lower end and trumpets got overshadowed when they had the melody... i'd give this to NSU tho... very clean... very understandable

[BedRockBrutha]

@PHSMustangSAXPlayer Hang overs are somewhat of a Sonic BOOM signature, Trumpfunk been doing it for years I know since the 80's when I marched.

[bluphi1877]

JSU version sounds like they are playing outside, yet they sound a little better. I like Nsu though

[SexXxCymbals]

you picked a very bad video clip of nsu version. Im pretty sure they are both the same

[jushill2012]

Nsu got that.nsu's was way better.the percussion part was one the best part

[Ajtori93]

now anybody in their right mind and really knows about black college bands knows u gotta have some sound coming from your drums.its easy to see and hear jsu blowed them out,clearly!!!! jsu had the best band directors since 1945 if i'm correct and the sound hasn't changed.nobody can touch them with that war and thunder drum section.we have history and it shows...pump up your drum section and we'll talk about it.

[kappapsi9]

this is a great comparison!!!!!! this depends on what you like in a percussion section. personally... i lliked nsu's performance a little better than jsu's... but thats not to say that jsu didnt do a fantastic job. there is really no loser here. they are 2 completely different styles. i will say that jsu has a really funky percussion part. but the ending fanfare from nsu gave them a slight edge. it was different. 1 day will will be treated with a match between these 2 juggernauts of band.

[SAC010]

go jsu & nsu!!!!!

[tbell97]

I am a new NSU fan but an old JSU fan......Da BooM got dat.

[jrdewesse]

I was ready to say JSU just because I went there, but there versions sound almost identical and both sound Great! I do like JSU percussion sound better. They seemed to have more of a groove, but both sound fantastic!

[asutrpt]

JSU is outside.. lol can you not hear all the ppl in the background and the echos in the stadium

[TheDwilliams1000]

I LIKE BOTH!

[akhiem706]

why does nsu play all that bullshit at the end

[jsugrad2010]

J.S.U.  got that

[Vj804]

nsu

[cnj393]

Common man. This is not a normal outdoor JSU clip. It's sounds like one of the HQ recordings of some of those other tunes I've checked out. JSU sounds great but we have all heard outdoor clips of you guys. And only the HQ tracks of JSU with no video sound that way. So, I guess may statement was inaccurate. What I meant to say is that the clips are not of the same quality in favor of JSU. Both bands sound great as usual regardless.

[cnj393]

Even. The JSU recording was clearly not an outdoor game recording though. I call it a draw none the less.

[cedfri]

@cnj393 this clip is actually outside i can tell from the echo how our stadium made... its in the 5th qt. after the game

[cedfri]

@cnj393 NSU giving off that sound according to the foundation of their stadium

[SpiritofWestFel]

@cnj393

This was an outdoor clip of JSU.... 2003 version of them against Grambling

[silentthunda35]

NSU :)

[Keno314]

Paul Adams use to be a band director for Jackson State in the early 90s before he went to Norfolk

[asu05tbone]

norfolk.... bairly. jus a lil more articulation

[MrAbundantlyBlessed]

I was feeling NSU until that ending.... That song doesnt need an ending like that. JSU Wins It.......

[spartangirl]

Man, this is hard to judge! I'm gonna go with NSU because of the "Behold" tag at the end...and because I am TOTALLY biased. LOL

JSU sounded great. The sound quality of the video was better. Very full, rich sound..no surprise there of course.

Good job to both bands.

[multiflyguy09]

JSU wins, but i like nsu as my fav meac band

((SONIC BOOM))

[BassClefKilla]

Very similar. I wonder why. LOL. JSU's trumpets are the truth. Period.  But NSU's btones and tbones articulated better. Both were good. To be fair, it's too close to say which one is better.

[smart99guy]

JSU is a fuller sound!

[sousa09rhs]

hmmmmmmmm.....conflicted......­I'mma have to say NSU...and i'm really ot even an NSU fan. Only b/c....the JSU part sounds like it came from a HIGH QUALITY CD recording. NSU...to me....sounds JUST AS GOOD....but theirs is from an actuall game...so i'll give them the W. Like the ending alot VERY UNIQUE.....(still love JSU tho)

[MrCdhouston6]

Jsu all day baby!!!! They just stood out

[2935436]

idk whos betta they sound da same but i like jsu alot

[Jhandy05]

LMAO at all of you who think NSU version was better than JSU. That ending was diplorable. NSU version gets so thin at 2:27 and the ending damn sure blessed them with an L.

[getitboont]

I'm still mad they tried to white out Jackson State on the sheet music and when the band turned the sheet over, you could still see their name. Some of us were salty as hell, but its a good original and exited version.

[SonicBoomC98]

NSU was aight but yall folks ridin way too hard

[asu05tbone]

nsu was much cleaner and about the same volume. win goes to nsu. gotta love jsu tho.

[Nabisco09]

Mr. Adams be goin ham with them endings lol!

[MrKountrykane]

JSSSSSSSUUU ALLL THE WAYYY tubas killing it and trumpets on point love the melody and how it is being brought out

[Callystarrr]

Paul Adams made a "slight" change to the arrangement for Norfolk, but this is NOT a Paul Adams arrangement. JSU's arrangement was done by Blake Gaines...Paul Adams edited it for NSU.

[tkalion92]

i wish jus trompbones wudda came out a lil more in tha beggining;; trumpets overpowerin em;; ending was marvelous!

nsu hadda gread balance;; their trombones took over their part like they should have;; tha recording sounds messy but it was still on point;; ending was sick!!!

nsu wins

[QueenBritney89]

both bands sound great but i like JSU's ending better.

[cerberus678]

I like both of these bands, and i plan to attend jsu next year. my thoughts on this comparison was, i think they sound very good, both have good tuba players to balance that massive sound, but i think jsu's trumpets might have been a lil overpowering in the chords. still good trumpets but thats just my opinion.

[trumpetman6530]

@cerberus678 you are going to jsu next year, me too!!! what instrument do u play im a trumpet player.

[cerberus678]

@trumpetman6530 im a trombone player, but i want to try out on trumpet when i get there. and not next year as in after this summer is over, next year as in after i graduate in 2011.

[trumpetman6530]

@cerberus678 oh ok i will be there this fall. see ya when u get there. The Sonic boom of The South is where its at !!!!

[meakalilsexy]

jsu arrangement was wayyy betta

[atl85201]

@saxophone2005: Yes that ending is "different". I cant state that is in a good way lol. This is simply my opinion in which everybody has 1. JSU has add-ons such as fanfares to set the mood for particular songs as well...in which they are amongst marching bands' elite so to call them traditional is hilarious lol. Just strongly believe that nsu's ending takes away from the song which is upbeat. Its suppose to be a groove song. JSU is my fav of the swac & NSU being my fav of the meac

[knightofdrknss22]

I believe that jsu main issue was cutting off together and being crisp together. they sound good but that was my main issue. i liked nsu more cuz they used more of the actual song and the ended give a chance for the percussion to show off and have fun too. and u kno it is legion when paul adams puts that behold(tritone) trademark in there. so of course i choose legion. and the reason why u may not be able to get find another clip like this is because they like to change the parts alot.

[getitboont]

They sound almost similar to me, but yeah that was a bad second clip. Someone wanted to make this comparison easy because it way better clips out there. Trust. GO NSU

[BIGZAYAY]

@getitboont

hey hey hey... I thought it was a good comparison. I'm not biased to either side. Just posted this video mainly as a comparison of style and execution between two different bands on the same arrangement of a song.

I'm likin' the feedback its getting so far. Thanks yall.

[atl85201]

JSU gets the "W"

Nsu gets an "L" to the second power, for that god awful ending lol !

[jkfnbkwjsn]

I FEEL YA ON THAT.JUST END IT ALREADY.

[saxophone2005]

@atl85201 thats there style to end songs in that "epic" way. if you notice they have alot of songs that end in that triumphant feel. its just different. its their STYLE. i admire that they stay true to them. im glad its not that traditional ending. their just doing them. i like it

[nuphiomega1apollo]

legion_W

[sevensjourney]

JSU all the way man..crisp clean perfect..i like NSU but that particular clip was sloppy and the ending could have been kept no matter how you look at it.

[tabromo5]

Ummm... Can yall please fine tune your sensory apparattus cus CLEARLY JSU killed that song! Besides did u hear that long unnecessary ending, not legion like!!! Don't get me wrong NSU is a good band but come on now let's be SERIOUS!!!

That's all! Thanks!!!

[bluesteelchoppa212]

actually that is legion like my dude,.....Da Legion is known for their fanfare intros and endings listen to a few more of our clips you'll hear.

[NSUBodaciousB14]

Im so sorry,, but i love jsu to death,, but you have to be more then crazy if you believe that jsu sounded or interpreted that song better then the legion... no shade.. and not being bias... the legion didnt just play at one level.. LOUD....

[BIGZAYAY]

Yes there was for NSU. I can't seem to find a recording with the fanfare anywhere.

[TomazHilton]

NSU OWNS THAT!!!! but was there a fanfare for this song at the beginning?