I Come from British Military Stock! Bloody Briliant! You incorperate NZ native culture with British culture, not in a superior way, but an enrichining cultural way! God Bless you! We Britons painfully have much too learn!
this is awesome! having been in a marching band once i know how hard it can be to march and play clean at the same time... these guys are so precise and clean...great job guys !!
joevikdyl1 - the tune between 1.00 & 1.30 is the march, "Colonel Bogey". It is well remembered for its use in a war movie called "Bridge On The River Kwai", a factional drama about allied forces prisoners of the Japanese during World War Two.
I guess I have only seen the NZ Band at Tattoos where they like to do their cute march and music displays. Didn't the NZ Band use to be a normal military band at some point? I have some old LPs of them about 20 yrs ago where they seemed to play in a more standard style. When did they start the modern disco moves/music style in their displays?
Unless you are prepared to move with the times, a brass band's fan base will simply die out.Luckily the NZ Army band have acknowledged that, they have learned over the years to read their audiences, a time for everything Traditional included. Not that I am especially predisposed to military or brass bands, Especially if you are an indication of what a trad military band fan is! I respect their musicianship and their display skills. Even if I cannot respect their current leadership
NZ Army Band was formed in 1964 as a brass band. It has never been a 'Military Band' in the sense of having woodwind instruments. As for 'standard style'? Well,I guess they stopped playing that as much when people stopped wanting to hear it as much! When the NZ Army uses the band as a PR and recruiting vehicle (as I would suggest most service bands are to some degree) then it pays to have a number of more modern styles to supplement the traditional ones. 1988 Aus tattoo has this style too.
Heh, it's good to see a military band with a sense of humor about them even at festivals like the tattoo. I bet you wouldn't find the Coldstream Guards doing this! Though they have been heard to play the Imperial March from Star Wars outside Buckingham Palace....
His name was Tom Fleming and he can be Google + BBC Commentator. He passed away in 2010. May he rest in peace. However, he has to talk and talk instead of simply introducing an act and shutting up. I do not know who has replaced him, but I hope there is also a new BBC executive in charge who understand how annoying and unnecessary the commentary is. He might as well have spoken over a Piano Concerto at Albert Hall. I had the buy the DVD and shut him off.
Does anyone got the previous tattoo performance, the queens 60th with the NZAB, as I heard from some people it was better than this one? Please post if possible. Thanks.
Well, I am glad you have clarified that the NZ Band are not a Military Band. Now I understand their style better and it makes more sense. They are just a carnival band wearing British army style uniforms. As for British army bands being stuck in the old style I suggest you go hear one of their concerts sometime and I think you might be surprised at the quality and versatility of the music and arrangements. Some old style in these hyper-artififial times can't hurt.
Quite well from all accounts I hear. A little scuffle on the Dardenelles in Turkey in 1915 sort of established that one. I recall that the bungling idiots who devised and ordered that campaign came from 'Ol Blighty'. I guessing that you are campaigning for the British troops of today to wear the 'red coats' of yester-year also(sigh). Such tradition. So you stay with your point of view that all things antiquated and british must therefore be best and the rest of us will move on with the times.
Well i guess it depends how much a band wants to cater to the popular. You don't see any of the British bands resorting to these sorts of antics because it would be I dare say, embarrassing? I guess in NZ this is what they have to do to attract recruits? Surprising. How well would such soldiers fight if that's the case????
these guys are fucking hillarious but using a trumpet as a gun??? come on you might as well pretend your band majors stick is a sword lol cool songs though very awesome stuff
NZ sets a strange standard for band. These guys aren't even a pure military band. If you look at their instrumentation it's all brass - no winds section. To me that means a civy band, not a serious military band. The disco moves and James Bond is just silly, and not worthy of a central army band representing a nation's military. If this is the image NZ wants to put out to the rest of the world fine - seems pretty odd to me! These jokers are good players, but not serious in what they do.
wow that was great! I loved it when they started to dance! wish I could have been there!
❤ very proud of our Army Band ....one of the worlds finest . Had to subscribe
I Come from British Military Stock! Bloody Briliant! You incorperate NZ native culture with British culture, not in a superior way, but an enrichining cultural way! God Bless you! We Britons painfully have much too learn!
this is awesome! having been in a marching band once i know how hard it can be to march and play clean at the same time... these guys are so precise and clean...great job guys !!
BEYOND AWESOME.....KIA KAHA NGATI TUMATAUENGA!!!!!!!
NZ Army band has one of the finest tones in the world. even when they appear silly, the bandsmen takes these steps seriously.
Uauu!...Touching, fantastic performance!...
Bravo! New Zeland Army Band!...
Congratulations here of Brazil...
joevikdyl1 - the tune between 1.00 & 1.30 is the march, "Colonel Bogey". It is well remembered for its use in a war movie called "Bridge On The River Kwai", a factional drama about allied forces prisoners of the Japanese during World War Two.
I guess I have only seen the NZ Band at Tattoos where they like to do their cute march and music displays. Didn't the NZ Band use to be a normal military band at some point? I have some old LPs of them about 20 yrs ago where they seemed to play in a more standard style. When did they start the modern disco moves/music style in their displays?
Yes, the NZ Army band is one of the best.
I'm staying up late to see this tonight on Danish TV !
jejejejjee tiene mucha gracia----------elegancia--------musicalidad buenos
It's the "Dance of the Little Swans" music from Act 2 of the ballet Swan Lake, composed by Tchaikovksy.
I liked them so much! Congratulations from Brazil
Bloody fantastic.......
Fantastic, twist at the end, awesome!!
We might not have the money other nations have for their army bands but we do what we must with what we got.
Thanks a lot mate. its a really good tune. :D
Unless you are prepared to move with the times, a brass band's fan base will simply die out.Luckily the NZ Army band have acknowledged that, they have learned over the years to read their audiences, a time for everything Traditional included.
Not that I am especially predisposed to military or brass bands, Especially if you are an indication of what a trad military band fan is! I respect their musicianship and their display skills. Even if I cannot respect their current leadership
NZ Army Band was formed in 1964 as a brass band. It has never been a 'Military Band' in the sense of having woodwind instruments. As for 'standard style'? Well,I guess they stopped playing that as much when people stopped wanting to hear it as much! When the NZ Army uses the band as a PR and recruiting vehicle (as I would suggest most service bands are to some degree) then it pays to have a number of more modern styles to supplement the traditional ones. 1988 Aus tattoo has this style too.
Great fun, but missing a couple 'sections' of music
Go Kiwi...... Respect from a Taffy !
Heh, it's good to see a military band with a sense of humor about them even at festivals like the tattoo. I bet you wouldn't find the Coldstream Guards doing this! Though they have been heard to play the Imperial March from Star Wars outside Buckingham Palace....
Thanks a lot!
espectacular saludos desde Chile :D
His name was Tom Fleming and he can be Google + BBC Commentator. He passed away in 2010. May he rest in peace. However, he has to talk and talk instead of simply introducing an act and shutting up. I do not know who has replaced him, but I hope there is also a new BBC executive in charge who understand how annoying and unnecessary the commentary is. He might as well have spoken over a Piano Concerto at Albert Hall. I had the buy the DVD and shut him off.
Brilliant
that was dope !
Brilliant, Great good fellow Kiwian
That was awesome.
Holy crap. That was wicked.
Does anyone got the previous tattoo performance, the queens 60th with the NZAB, as I heard from some people it was better than this one? Please post if possible. Thanks.
I don't know what would be more intimidating on the battlefield: the warcries of the Scottish Highlanders or the Haka of the Māori.
Whats the song before the James Bond theme?
This is the best ever! Go Kiwis!
they are HORRIBLE highland dancer !
and i love them lol
we have just had a NZ officer attached to us for six months (ex long look) and when i showed her this she just went oh yes the boys have done me proud
Whats the song at 1:00 to 1:30?
Thanks.
great stuff, the haka is a nice touch
does anyone know the name of the music between 3:00 and 3:16 please?
What's the bet that the ones that start dancing at 3mins in were ALSO part of the Selwyn Ballet at Otago Uni! Hahahaha!
What happened to Drum Major Carson?
Makes me proud to live in NZ. Anyone know what that tune was at the very start of the video?
The William Tell Overture if I'm not mistaken.
Yeah, they edited it. :( I wanted the full performance. :(
Well, I am glad you have clarified that the NZ Band are not a Military Band. Now I understand their style better and it makes more sense. They are just a carnival band wearing British army style uniforms. As for British army bands being stuck in the old style I suggest you go hear one of their concerts sometime and I think you might be surprised at the quality and versatility of the music and arrangements. Some old style in these hyper-artififial times can't hurt.
wow
the full performnance is like 8 minutes long
Son unos cracks! Go New Zealand!
Quite well from all accounts I hear. A little scuffle on the Dardenelles in Turkey in 1915 sort of established that one. I recall that the bungling idiots who devised and ordered that campaign came from 'Ol Blighty'. I guessing that you are campaigning for the British troops of today to wear the 'red coats' of yester-year also(sigh). Such tradition. So you stay with your point of view that all things antiquated and british must therefore be best and the rest of us will move on with the times.
Well i guess it depends how much a band wants to cater to the popular. You don't see any of the British bands resorting to these sorts of antics because it would be I dare say, embarrassing? I guess in NZ this is what they have to do to attract recruits? Surprising. How well would such soldiers fight if that's the case????
the haka at the end is much scarier when the nz all blacks rugby team do it
these guys are fucking hillarious but using a trumpet as a gun??? come on you might as well pretend your band majors stick is a sword lol cool songs though very awesome stuff
rofl austin powers
I wish the narrator wasn't babbling over the haka
NZ sets a strange standard for band. These guys aren't even a pure military band. If you look at their instrumentation it's all brass - no winds section. To me that means a civy band, not a serious military band. The disco moves and James Bond is just silly, and not worthy of a central army band representing a nation's military. If this is the image NZ wants to put out to the rest of the world fine - seems pretty odd to me! These jokers are good players, but not serious in what they do.
Honestly, I'm going to be hated now, but that looks and sounds like something from a circus.
kinda the point, to entertain