OMG!!!!! brings tears to my eyes. Yes FAMU! I'm a 3rd Generation #Bandhead I come from a family serious about HBCU Bands and Black High School Bands for sport and recreation. And our kids are 4th Generation! Fantastic Arrangement!!!! And they are playing superb! This is real musicians who can read and PRACTICE Daily folks! Me and my Fam go hard for Bands that can play. And sound like the actual record. EWF would be proud of this! It's fast because you have to march to it and the dancers have to dance to it. I'm amazed how you can hear the Piccolos so crisp and clear! soundin' like a damn symphony! Go head! and I'm not goin' go in on or take away from my brother's college band, but this is showing how you don't have to be loud to sound good!
That's a great example of the FAMU sound at :47. The idea is so different from the actual song in those 2 measures. Wow I love it. I wonder what Sergeant was thinking there...? A dissertation needs to be written about that man.
Trumpet-01 Rocket - FYI: the St. Augustine Band is one of the most storied programs in the US. The moniker is in tribute to FAMU. There are pictures of Mr. Edwin Hampton (St. Aug BD) and Dr. Foster together in the school's bandroom. The Purple Knights were the first all-black unit to lead the Rex parade in the hostile Mardi Gras' of the 1960's; thus integrating Carnival. The band has preformed for several Super Bowls, Sugar Bowls, Macy's Parades, NFL games and in 1987 held a concert for Pope John Paul II. The post Hurricane Katrina era has hindered progress but the alumni list still reads like a who's who of black America. No negatives, just thought you'd like to know.
Mad respect for FAMU and their program but, as stated St. Augustine doesn't need to ride coat tail on ANY BAND college or high school. We have battled some college bands in the past with ease.....so to say "stay in our place" is exactly where we belong. CONSTANTLY on top.
St. AUG has a very good band and music program. But, as stated before, is in no comparison to the Marching 100 and frankly is not eligible in anyway to be considered even as a friendly mention in the same sentence as the M100. Great program but would you compare a NBA or NFL great to a high school or recreational league athlete.... no. I've always liked St. AUG I still have a audio clip of them playing skin I'm in in ma phone. Also JFK middle. Those bands in the N.O./LA stand alone as high school band programs. You all did accomplish many first, but for high schools. You share some accolades with college programs ..but realize ..it's high school. High... School..
Lord Fourth there are obviously people who don’t truly know the history of the band I speak about, nor the impact they have worldwide. If you don’t really know it would be better to not even speak on it at all. The footage speaks for us. 💯4 life
@Tigerwarhawk Yeah, that uniqueness starting at 0:47 struck me as different but refreshing. That was classic FAMU. Man, I hope the legacies of HBCU bands will continue, but we may be a dying breed. SU Human Juke Fall 96.
Real musicians. . .did you hear those piccolos coming in at 0:18. . .the runs? Dayum.
SU Fall 96 reppin.
Terrence RIGHTTTTTT....
Great catch
Simply the Best,
The intro will be played at my wedding. Has to happen.
Man I remember playing this in high school( Enterprise high school) we always made 1’s in competition battles we could definitely blow!!!!
OMG!!!!! brings tears to my eyes. Yes FAMU! I'm a 3rd Generation #Bandhead I come from a family serious about HBCU Bands and Black High School Bands for sport and recreation. And our kids are 4th Generation! Fantastic Arrangement!!!! And they are playing superb! This is real musicians who can read and PRACTICE Daily folks! Me and my Fam go hard for Bands that can play. And sound like the actual record. EWF would be proud of this! It's fast because you have to march to it and the dancers have to dance to it. I'm amazed how you can hear the Piccolos so crisp and clear! soundin' like a damn symphony! Go head! and I'm not goin' go in on or take away from my brother's college band, but this is showing how you don't have to be loud to sound good!
Preach
I'm going to this school after community college... marching 100 here I come
Did you end up going?
Classic song by Earth, Wind,and Fire.
That's a great example of the FAMU sound at :47. The idea is so different from the actual song in those 2 measures. Wow I love it. I wonder what Sergeant was thinking there...? A dissertation needs to be written about that man.
that's clean
Beautiful!!!!
THIS IS EVERYTHING !
Sounds soo good
Beautiful
Really the best I heard
BEAUTIFUL JUST BEAUTIFUL :)
Original
Clean
Superb!
wonderful;)!
We can't wait to have you!
divinoo!
Man I remember playing this fresman yeah Rattler Strike Parade HUBBA 100 FALL 1998 checkin in
This is one of the best versions of this song ever, and that is coming from a Purple Knight. If you don't know google us.
Marching 100 know it well
Trumpet-01 Rocket - FYI: the St. Augustine Band is one of the most storied programs in the US. The moniker is in tribute to FAMU. There are pictures of Mr. Edwin Hampton (St. Aug BD) and Dr. Foster together in the school's bandroom. The Purple Knights were the first all-black unit to lead the Rex parade in the hostile Mardi Gras' of the 1960's; thus integrating Carnival. The band has preformed for several Super Bowls, Sugar Bowls, Macy's Parades, NFL games and in 1987 held a concert for Pope John Paul II. The post Hurricane Katrina era has hindered progress but the alumni list still reads like a who's who of black America. No negatives, just thought you'd like to know.
Mad respect for FAMU and their program but, as stated St. Augustine doesn't need to ride coat tail on ANY BAND college or high school. We have battled some college bands in the past with ease.....so to say "stay in our place" is exactly where we belong. CONSTANTLY on top.
St. AUG has a very good band and music program. But, as stated before, is in no comparison to the Marching 100 and frankly is not eligible in anyway to be considered even as a friendly mention in the same sentence as the M100. Great program but would you compare a NBA or NFL great to a high school or recreational league athlete.... no.
I've always liked St. AUG
I still have a audio clip of them playing skin I'm in in ma phone. Also JFK middle. Those bands in the N.O./LA stand alone as high school band programs. You all did accomplish many first, but for high schools. You share some accolades with college programs
..but realize ..it's high school. High...
School..
Lord Fourth there are obviously people who don’t truly know the history of the band I speak about, nor the impact they have worldwide. If you don’t really know it would be better to not even speak on it at all. The footage speaks for us. 💯4 life
I marched to this song and Chase's "Get it on" back freshman year high school. Haven't marched since then- stupid budget cuts =/
Savannah high marching blue jackets
ME TOO CLASS OF 2000 CHS. YOU KNOW MR. COLN IS RETIRING. WHAT INSTRUMENT DID U PLAY
@Tigerwarhawk Yeah, that uniqueness starting at 0:47 struck me as different but refreshing. That was classic FAMU. Man, I hope the legacies of HBCU bands will continue, but we may be a dying breed.
SU Human Juke Fall 96.
Why did they speed up?
OrangeBlossom probably for a better marching tempo
They have an accelerando it sound like.
@luvbabies08 actually not this exact arrangement. some of it was tweeked a little bit.
they used this in drumline
Didnt famu play the music for drumline 1 ?
CJHissle no i dont think so, its sounds like two different arrangement and this one is sped up just a tab
CJHissle The band in the movie played the music in the movie
It was SW Dekalb out of Atlanta, GA.
Crystal Kinchen Decatur, Ga **
@OBSaxman Yeah, they didn't stick with their original tempo at all.
0:51-0:56
Bro I gotta keep playing it back. Was executed brilliantly
@0:42 its simply unique
Damn man... End of world lol
They may have used this song in 'Drumline"but they did not do it "Justice. And ewe don't need no have nakid wimen!!!
Not Bridgemen, but damn, is it good!
spalding high school?
0:06 😭😭😭
Why is it so rushed?
any one here from SHS!?!?
This sounds slow compared to the tempo my school marching plays it x:
correction at @0:36
great but....rush much lmao. Although that was more than likely done intentionally.
Travis Stromberg marching tempo
sounds rushed