Drumline Battle | Army vs Air Force (Who Won?)
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- Опубліковано 8 лют 2025
- Drumline battle between West Point and the United States Air Force Academy. The drumlines from West Point and USAFA battle it out before the annual football game between these two academies. Comment below on the winner!
It makes me happy that even the highly disciplined band kids are still band kids
I love the discipline men. Something about structure.. it's just so nice
It makes me happy that the army can show there talent 🙂
I liked that too. There were a few glimpses in there of kids still being kids and showing a bit of their individuality and humanness. Not quite the machine yet. There was also a hint of a carefree feeling from the military then as the country wasn't really at war.
Army was jammiiiinnnnn
The Air Force sounded like they were getting ready to sacrifice someone, while the army sounded like they were preparing for a feast
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Sacrifice first, feast after.
Thats funny as f@#$!
Exactly!!!
That's why no one, not one country can beat our US Military.
Just wait until you hear the space force drum line.
space cant hear u scream
Its gonna be outta this world.
Anonymous One you just killed someone
It'll be stellar
Most underrated reply on youtube right now
The winner was when the two band started jamming with each other in the end. Fantastic
Now this is how wars should be fought.
Well, in a way they were fought like that. The marching snare drum was originated during the Revolutionary War. It was required to make sure everyone on the battle field can hear the snare drum (or trumpet). Different rudiments or notes are used for tactical and non tactical movements, also marching their Soldiers. I guess a good example of the trumpet one is from the movie "We Were Soldiers", where he dude got shot in the neck while giving a retreat command. Both attacking sides usually had some sort of drum or instrument.
Wrong....... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snare_drum
The real battle was Pearl vs Yamaha.
The real battle was Pearl vs Yamaha.
indeed
the camera man/woman is the winner for being able to stay so still
Tripod
@@serious.business false. Watch the edges of the video. It's warp stabilized (probably in AE)
@@W00FLES
That's just the wind.
It has stabilisation on it
Nah, @@phoebexxlouise, obviously “iTs jUsT tHe wInD”. 🥴
Army went for flash, Air Force was straight precision and clean. Hard for me to judge , both
sounded great.
geddon81 army speed rolls are tighter. AF show is military clean. In this contest, AF takes it.
ARMY
Both sounded great, but the Army had more complex rhythms.
Yeah! You touched the point.
Army's the team in black ☺
Never a band kid but drumlines have always impressed me. That army girl flipping the symbols around on the far right was pretty damn impressive.
cymbal*
@@taternater7495 I just want to make sure we all have the same understanding of how to spell "cymbal" in this context, because I know that when two words sound similar they can often be confused.
@@thatcherbuck gotcha
That's just the "cultural " element...🙄
@@serialseatsniffer5610 wrong. the cymbal moves are common in drumlines, and are just a cool visual addition, kind of like color guard in a marching band.
Thought the army was more listenable. But yes, the air force were a bit cleaner and more precise. I still think the army was more musical.
Lol
The air force drum line didn't sound clean at all for the 2nd song they played
purple rain purple rain I was center snare back in my drumline days. The Air Force bass drums had more “off” moments then the army and I found them to lose time more throughout the video.
Also more “skills”? If we’re talking about complex rhythms, both groups were equal. Army incorporated those sexy stick tricks more though.
purple rain purple rain As I continue to listen, Air Force snares really love simple sixteenth patterns. We call that “white people drumming” I can break many more things down that the Air Force did wrong. You need to explain what “more skills” means and provide examples.
You pretty much nailed it
I'm an Air Force guy, but gotta give this one to our brothers in the Army.
Hooah but I agree with most the comments its about your preference do you like of the Air Force line precision or the raw aggression of the Army line both are great in my book no losers here brother
Boo. Air Force all the way.
The army sounded like a feast type of music
I love the Air Force, but the Army sure won this one.
Same bro
They where too jor
Precision airstrike vs tank driving through your living room. Just depends on your preference. Both were good.
I disagree with that Army was pretty precise they also had the more complex beats and while they did go for more flash it was uniform
USAF doesn't know the meaning of precision
Precision air strike is a one and done thing ehhh...
But Actually driving a tank through YOUR living room sounds more fun!!! Hahahahaha then thought the rest of your house lol
tanks do precision strikes as well. A tanker with a sniper scout is DANGEROUS!!
Well said🤣
What a diverse group of young American patriots. Truly the best we have to offer. Made my heart swell with pride. They slayed it!
The army line accomplished the goal of being a great drum line, the Air Force line accomplished the goal of being a great military drum line. Hard to judge because both went for different goals and both succeeded
you put the same thing twice btw
just so you know
The army girl doing those flips n tricks with the cymbals? Iconic
Aro Disaster girl?
Jerry Pittam yes
Jerry Pittam yea
Highlight: just tuck one between your legs and hold it there...annnnnnnd break.
Called twirling ☺️
Army had more fun, Air Force had the discipline and precision.
Just like the branches themselfs
Only the army guy in the middle. Haha.
@Cris and where did you serve? It really is unit specific...js
Camilo Sesto are you seriously that salty? All military is gonna be disciplined. It’s the fucking military
Cant have the fun and be able to accomplish the task without first having discipline and precision
Wow! 8 years later and I'm completely stoked!!
Well, even though I'm AF enthusiast by heart, I think the Army performed better with the artistry and personality. The AF were just tidy and clean, especially with the snares. But the Army were more listenable and the periodic gesticulations was it, for me.
Who's the Army lady flipping the cymbals tho?? I'm still awestruck. Great performance from both sides. Cheers.
AF was tighter and cleaner. Army had more soul. Both were winners.
As an ex center snare who’s dealt with some terrible bass drummers, I’m trained quite well to listen to them. Air Force basses were off a good few times.
69th like 🙌🏻
Rhys Barrett nice
EXACTLY!
Meh
The space force one is gonna be out of this world
It'll be so good you won't hear it
Oh gawd
Seeing jokes like this in comment sections puts a smile on my face. Thank you.
Underappreciated comment
That was so bad that I'm gonna leave a like
The army won this one. Those Afro Cuban grooves were brutal.
Same here. Found myself impromptu salsa-swaying in my seat.
The Airforce was more precise and on beat, technically the Airforce won
The Army was more on point with their look of togetherness, like their stick heights and such, I think that helped them win, in my opinion.
@@reynacano5127 The Army was unorganized, the Airforce was more inline and you could say the Airforce had more togetherness
@@Nick-lx4fo No, A lot of the snare riffs were sloppy from the AF. and technicality isn't the only criteria when judging a performance. Also, the fact that the army line had more people would be a big factor. It will always sound more crisp when you have less people, especially when they are playing 2 different styles.
That was awesome! This gave me goose bumps and brought me back to my marching band days... as far as who won it depends on what you were looking for...the Air Force snare line was all precision...the Army was all soul and towards the end they meshed together nicely in that jam session. That being said seeing as I served in both it was a tie
I can relate
Airforce: dogged and relentless, Army: Total destruction... with a lot of style! Excellent show on both sides!
But is was an Army victory hands down
+Ric Los The entirety of the second Army jam was literally copied directly from Drum Line, so they lose massive points for style, originality, and decency of musicianship.
+Andy Wilderness How is it childish? If anything, she's completely right. They didn't put their own spin on any of it. If I were a judge, I would deduct a lot from because they stole it from a movie.
Ric Los hhhgghgy
WHO WON?!? WHOS NEXT!?! YOU DECIDE!!!
SPETANZ VS SEALS
+GamerhackTV NEXT ON EPIC RAP BATTLES OF HISTORY! no wait NEXT ON EPIC DRUM LINE BATTLES OF HISTORY! BEGIN!
I think the airforce won.
+Danielle Winn dam danielle
Lol! Nice quip on the Epic Rap Battle in History reference there. Lol!
lol the Army chick twirled the fuck out those cymbals lmao
The best part, by far, was at the end when they both came together!! They actually played BETTER together and it showed just talented both side are, respectively..USAF was more regimented and USA was more contemporary. The camaraderie was a pleasure to see 🇺🇸👍
that moment when your just a human cymbal stand
Hahahaha lol
Hahaha
haha
iv been in spot, bet you cant say that.
+Mr. craftable i have been in that spot. Not much fun.
They are all very well trained and disciplined young men and women. They were all winners when at the end they shook hands and played together. Much respect.
Snares: Airforce
Tennors: Army
BD: Army
Crash: Army (go off cymbal queen)
They're so disciplined and precise, the air force.
The army are more of entertainers with beautiful play..
Both amazing together 🔥🔥
it looks like to me that the army is less refined but more beat. they show a sense of camaraderie and trust all together. the air force shows more discipline and a sense of simple yet strict.
this is my opinion on what it looks like.
that one guy on the Army frontline was groovin!
farthest one
+Hola Juan TickyTickyTaun yup
And that other guy in the air force with the symbols was to
+LaToya Chisholm Cymbals, you mean
BoBo Muhammad, yeah I don't know how she did that with symbols.
The ending said it all. The Air Force wanted to break loose. You could see it in their facial expressions. When they got their chance, they took it.
I've had the privilege to see about a few drum line battles between USAFA and an other military academy, usually after a football game, and being there in person is a real treat! Often there was a dancer going at it on both side, so much fun to watch. At the very end of this video, did you hear "Oh, money!". During warmups, before a game at USAFA, the band would be playing in the tunnel and people above would be hanging over the rail and dropping money down to the band.
Army is a natural at this kind of stuff, they've been drummers since 1774.
They sure age well🤣
JAZZYLEE RACER true true
Air Force was part of the Army until the 1940's, after WWII.
@@Desperado23 LOL very good
then why arent they clean
Guy playing cymbals: This is a sick beat!!
Guys playing drums: I just wanna go home
It's crazy how you can see the difference in their doctrine, environment and lifestyle thru their music. I may be army but shitttt I love both lol. Gotta say a tie!
Dude it's like I know exactly what u mean....the doctrine of each arm is diff....and you just have to appreciate them for that
Yes. Funny how their mentalities, doctrine and style comes out in their percussion 🥁 too. I was drummer too and in both branches and it definitely shows!
In terms of technical styles both excelled; in terms of the day's mission (i.e friendly competition), the army understood the mission and blew me away with their rhythms and show-personhip they were also relaxed, while the AF's aura was uptight and restrained. Love from London 🏴 💗 💕
@@janettacroal-salmon4807
THIS. 🙌🏽🔥🥁🔥🙌🏽
I think the winners where/are anyone who was there on the day or who has subsequently watched this post, both sets of drummers/percussionists were absolutely brilliant and the way they came together at the end was an example to us all. A big thank you to all involved I thoroughly enjoyed your amazing talent 🙌👏👍
What a genuinely sweet comment!!! 😁
I always wondered how the band earned their combat patches, now we know.
RyGuy 😂
RyGuy LOL!!!! You win sir.
It is my honor, to award you for your service and valor, the congressional metal of the internet.
🤣😂😂
RyGuy
This is the best comment on the entire page! ^_^
Air Force's snare line is clean af. All the bass drummers are fire on both sides. Army's 1st chair snare drummer is really good. All around great battle! 🥁🛢
Yes. Funny how their mentalities, doctrine and style comes out in their percussion 🥁 too. I was drummer too and in both branches and it definitely shows!
Hello broda
I could NOT keep my eyes off the Army's
Center Snare Drummer - DAMN!!!!!!! 🤩
His energy and passion🔥
were mesmerizing A.F.!!!!!!!
(aka:
That AWESOME dude in the very center😁🥁😁)
Only when they came together was Air Force having fun and grooving and smiling. Loved it!
I couldn't possibly pick a winner. They were both great! Such discipline and skill. Truly enjoyable!
I can't help but see the one dude on the quad just jamming the hell out and swinging to the groove as he plays, that is me in percussion every day! :)
I saw that and I thought man, that dude was grooving
The cymbal guys havin a party
As a person who's spent time in front assemble, I played cymbals and fun fact cymbal tricks are hard but fun as hell, I've also done drumline/Battery and a lot of everything, that people do like stick flips are common.
Jay Shippers I’m on cymbal line for winter percussion and there are so many flips... we even made a visual based off many tik tok dances lol.
I love how both the cymbals on army and Air Force were straight vibing the whole time. Respect man
Bruh and at the end they just all coming together, that’s awesome!
Air Force gift of precision, Army gift of creativity. Best by far when they played together! Amazing!
definitely army but jeez air force band got the drum covers and everything and army kids were just raw talent. Kudos to both
What are those covers for?
@@VioletGiraffe for cosmetics and keeping the instruments in prestine conditions.
Dog whistles
The army was just fancy stuff, less skill and more style. Also some of them were looking around which would make them loose points
Army! I’m biased but man they were good. It’s still hard for me to comprehend this is an actual job in the military but they do wonders for morale. Great job, go Army!
This isn’t the army or Air Force band. This is just their Military academy. So these aren’t their full time jobs. They are just college kids. But yes, all branches have bands which are full time.
At one time musical education was considered vital and the forces wanted to show ppl that they weren't just creating fighting men but well rounded, well educated men as well- shows a softer, more cultured side of the armed forces to the ppl. This way they're more wiling to let their children join, to want them to join in fact- at one time it was about the only way poorer ppl had to hopefully move up in the world. Things are drastically different now but- once something becomes a tradition in the armed forces- it never goes away.
Air force *Accuracy and Precision*
Army: *PaRrY tHiS yOu FiLtHy CaSuAl!!!*
That ending though. Both groups coming together in harmony is why the US is the best.
Army has flash, air force has prescion.
T.M. Vu-Ta Not flash, Soul...Drumming is soul...Not precision; except in keeping in the pocket, which any drummer should have intrinsically...The Army drums sang out! USAF vet...:)
T.M. Vu-Ta agreed.
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In the end I still appreciate both for what they did. Thank you to all.
***** :)...I just watched again...It's kind of sad to see...Comparatively...The cadences (USAF) were so boring! After the second time watching; Army still pimp slaps them....:)
im an AirForce fan, but even i have to give that to the Army.
TheGodfather Without a doubt
TheGodfather yea same here
Same
Dude that's so wrong
Unfortunately
I'd love to see the NAVY and MARINES join in on this.
I'd include the Coast Guard. But, I don't think they have a marching band.
Michael Kujawski they have all marching band
Coasties??
The marines would win. The commandants own line is prob better than many dci lines in terms of cleanliness
I would love that. A 5-way Armed Forces drum line battle.
The Coast Guard doesn’t have a marching band but their principal percussionist is one of my professors and I think he’d be up for it
"Who Won?" you ask. The viewer won. That was cool.
the best part was when they all played together
even air force looked like they enjoyed it
That's a show of good sport haha
friendship wins!!!!!
This makes me miss marching band so much. I can't believe how critical I was while listening lol. The percussion judge I had for my junior year state competition was Scott Johnson. I would love to hear his thoughts on this. Very talented groups of people!
UA-cam recommendations never dissapoint me
Both units are fantastic. So proud of them all.
I truly LOVE the fact that with over 3000 comments, and over 3000 opinions, about a video on the internet... on UA-cam...
I didn't read ONE... rude, disrespectful, or even generally negative comment about either side.
So... as a former serviceman... this memorial day weekend... not ONLY... do I give a SERIOUS "salute" to each and every person that participated in the creation of this video...
But also to everyone that shared and spread the positivity of it's contents... and to you... yes, YOU... for taking the time to read this. ('-'ゞ
Everything Air Force does I'm like "Hmmm ok nice" and everything Army does I'm like "Aw HEELLL Yeah!"
SAME
the army was messy as fuck dude, air force may have been less impressive, but they were clean
Evan Wachholz Honestly, it was the other way around with cleanliness.
They were both messy as hell
Havoc Studios but can you do better
Being in my high school marching and concert bands, I always love how the bands come together in the end. Bands aren't about rivalries, they're all about friendship. I mean sure, there is some competition, but it's friendly competition.
My boys in the blue and silver KILLED THIS! It was clean af
there is something deeply funny about the army guys hitting the girl's cymbals
You just made me laugh out loud on public transport
@@mickey9964 finally evidence that the internet works
that was cute:)
Hahaha same thoughts dude 😂😂
I want to thumbs up you, but they currently sit at 365.
The guy on the right off the screen on the Air Force was feeling the beat, he kept head banging to the beat, awesome!!
ikr!? he was awesome! 😁
hahahahaha
+René Kruiper who was at what time?
+Jason Payne 0:44 far right of screen
+Rene E.K You mean Eminem?
Ex Center Snare here! Wow, Air Force snares really love simple sixteenth patterns. Don’t be fooled by double stops, their hands are almost always going “one-ee-and-a-two-ee-and-a etc”.
The reason I’m giving it to the Army is because they deviate from this pattern more. Air Force bass drums were also off a few good times and I heard some not-so-clean snare rolls.
The one thing the Air Force did that I liked was incorporating triplets impressively into a few of their rolls.
Not sure what any of that techno jargon means. The Army just "seemed" better to me.
I'm from South Africa....and I must say both where extraordinary.....the navy was classic drumline and the army was contemporary drumline. Army looked like bruts and they made it BEAT......navy was more skilled and kept it tight..........I'm so glad we have America as our protector's of earth......big up
lol when you're a band kid and you get drafted
ATOMICxCIMOTA lmaoo
Underrated comment lmfaoooo
Right!!😂😂😂
😂😂😂😂
Just chilling at your drum one day and your teacher throws a paper airplane that says welcome to the US Air Force Marching Band dang
the person flipping around the symbols like they weighed nothing
I've got sore arms just watchin
I was rooting for the Air Force cos they're my boys, but the Army was so creative! And they had some soul! AF was too rigid and had no spice. Oh well, maybe we'll win at football this year.
Miranda Calm down it was from the movie drum line army gets 0 points for creativity
Dude... I'm air force... Army kicked our ass here lol
Respect
Airforce brought out the Airforce Academy freshman class and the Army brought West Point returning cadets
Guyatridas kerr no wonder there so good if there from West Point
Ok that made me laugh
Eh
hahahahaha I’m so dead
Pretty sure the soldier standing closest to the camera is wearing pfc rank...
air force looks better, army plays better
especially the second snare from the right :3
Bob's Your Uncle army’s formal is nothing lol I think you mean The marines formal
Terry Yao rthfftfr
Terry Yao true and the cymbals on the army drum line were being held incorrectly, no offense to the army
I can say, as a drummer and as one who loves percussion, the army did have a better rythem, and a better sence of cooperation amoungst eachother. All though overall, it was a good battle for sure. Both sides did VERY well!
rhythm?
How do you think they decided what to play? I have to assume they've practiced the routine before separately, but when they got together and played that it was a common routine. Any ideas?
My 3 month baby and I watch this everyday since jan 2023..😍..he likes the drums
This is one of my new favorite videos.
Army won with more flare, but I think Air Force was a little more tight and precise.
Those last couple grooves are two that our high school uses, and it was awesome seeing people way more talented than me rocking them. "Jungle Love" and, what I have been recommending our school does, "Jungle Swing"
I didn't know swoozie played snare
he does look like swoozie
HAHAHAHAH THIS COMMENT MADE MY DAY XD
Brennan Marano that's not swoozie
Myles Mitchell no shit Issa joke
Damn.....
Best part is when they all just start having fun together.
I love how much the guy on teners from the army is enjoying himself. He looks like he's having a lot of fun
If all were given a rifle and told to shoot the other side, which side would be the last ones standing? That's what I would like to see.
Army of course
They would both loose
Josh Summerford Except they wouldn't both "loose". Nice try.
Oh...
Considering they're in the band, both sides would probably forget to make their weapons condition 1 and some idiot would ND into the crowd.
The ending of this video was so damn wholesome
Army won hands down.
The Air Force sounded very mechanical throughout their performance where as the Army actually mixed it up and was all in all more entertaining
IMO
The Army is the winer
👍🏻
The army had more soul in their beats... Hotblooded. Airforce silencers
@@clementmbuk7909
*Winner 😁
Now we just got to wait for a Jig 2 with the Army, Air force, Navy, and Marines, Space Force, And Coast Guard. But seriously. I love how even though they are all military men, they are having actual fun with playing the instruments they love.
best part was when they all jammed together at the end
2:02 are not going to talk about the girl in the back casually flipping her cymbals like a boss
4:26 everybody gangsta until the ARMY Glitch!
I notice this video is fast forwarded only in the army side.
Partial to army, because I was a volunteer for Garlstedt Army Music and Theatre Division, in the late 80s. Great that they played together at the end.
Army is more "aggressive"
Air Force is more "disciplined"
Anne of what I’ve seen thus far, your statement holds true in combat.
DrakenSovereign Air Force isn’t disciplined they get to stay up long at night and army has a strict bed time and here in Guam a air man just died because he was murder cause he bullied his room mate how disciplined is that?
@@gemmamiranda1243 you've clearly never heard of the army fragging that occurred in the 60's
Screw discipline, the point of playing Loud ass drums is to play loud ass music lmao
usa or africa????
to bad all conflicts couldn't be solved this way
I was going to comment something similar like you,but you've said the words. :)
jennifur sun usa vs Pakistan drumline battle
Have like, an army solely made of drumlines
The army guy in the tenors next to the snares is have the best time of his life!
My son plays drumline in his marching band and I LOVED this!
OK!!
Though I served in the AF...I MUST admit the ARMY did a MUCH BETTER JOB
I thought Airforce held back. I was waiting for them to open up holy hell on those drumbs and they didnt. I am going with, they held back.
Thanks for protecting us all. #salute
The air force guys were playing much more technical stuff
You have a good ear laddie!
@@timothyoreilly6571 But the army swung harder :)
Yeah I'm gonna go ahead and say the Army basically smoked the Air Force.
....smoked like a "cheap C gar"....as usual.
Listening Point Audio Improv ikr haha
The tenor alone smoked Air Force
yeeeaaahhh.. im gonna have to go ahead an agree .. mmmkay .
Listening Point AGREED
Army drumline was on a whole other level. AF was good, but Army guys blew it out of the water!
INDEED. 🙌🏽🔥🥁🔥🙌🏽
One thing I would love to hear a drum line do no matter what group it is, is YYZ by Rush and bringing in the horns and doing a collective of the drum parts together, I'm sure it could be done
"Why'd you join the Army?"
*Band*
Loved it!! What would we do without music in our lives. Talented drummers!! Awesome job!! 👏🏻👏🏻
I'm not a drum major or percussionist but the Army's second cadence sounded like one of the final battle arrangements from the movie Drumline.
Mark Demmin II, The Vintage Voice it was
glad Im not the only one that notice lmao
Both did great with different styles and presentation. You def see the difference in the styles based on the military force they are accompanied with .
Sorry Air Force and I totally respect y'all's talent, but the Army swept that from y'all.
now you ruined it
I disagree. the army was all like moving around like shit dont stink, the air force keeped it cool, and collective. much better performance by the air force.
Just remember what Army stands for. The Airforce Rejected Me Yesterday
Prepper Todd wow whiney much?
djzman i was expelled from heaven ,by my dad, into hell. i have a more of a reason to be bitchy
That was all cool, but the coolest was how they all played together in the end!
That guy with the symbls
Cymbals*
+StarWars Fan66 deez nutz*
Andy Dean love your response
Always amazes me in these videos just how casually they play...