Southern Vs Grambling State Drumline Battle 2012

Southern Vs Grambling State Drumline Battle
Bayou Classic Battle Of the Bands 2012 , New Orleans, LA

[@trvrsln]

I was in drumline in school and our directors always talked down on bands like this that aren't in all these DCI competitions but I can't help but love it! All these negative comments about how they aren't like the DCI corps need to chill out. Anybody that can keep a crowd entertained is alright with me. That being said, that dude telling Grambling they were garbage clearly wasn't watching the same battle I was. Southern was all over the place!

[@nerdmixtape9135]

Blue and white must've had home field advantage because they got cheered while the red squad tore their asses up.

[@bazebluu58]

indeed they did!!

[@ocihc_]

+UpDownLeftRight no

[@jone2358]

310 013 h NJ jjh

[@tamikabrewer3630]

Nerd Mixtape its Southern University and Grambling State University

[@ayojones8669]

SU Garbage AF!!!!

[@brettpatron2822]

I love this stuff. This is awesome. I'm not sure who was who, but the crew in Red was winning by my count.

[@tamikabrewer3630]

Brett Patron its Grambling State University boi look it up

[@cyclingdad1177]

to both lines, great visuals and stick work,,,,very nice!! guys in red, a little cleaner....hats off to both groups!!

[@trallicus3758]

Gotta give it to Grambling. They were just so solid and synchronized.

[@tandzgaming4357]

Walter White Was Southern Off With The Sticking And Not Synchronized To You Or Is It Just Me ?

[@trallicus3758]

+Tand Zgaming That's how it sounded to me. I never played in a drumline but I adore percussion so all I have to go on is my ears. The Grambling team just struck me as being better and more synchronized. More poised, too.

[@doctorwho4435]

U know at 1:04 Look closely at the snare drums *Their hands*, now tell me if that was solid. lol southern fucked up too, 3:52

[@fwrinkledsoles]

Me too, and I am an older band member of SU 50 years ago!

[@coraroever6201]

Dude lost a stick, but kept on as if he had it. That's cool.

[@conanthesmackercts1169]

lol i didn't see that till they finished

[@etp3679]

To maintain continuity, he had no choice.

[@9175rock]

That's, what your, supposed to do.

[@lavon65beamon]

Cora Roever you better or that's yo ass I kno I use to play

[@jrsaxman]

Yeah that’s rule number one if you drop your stick keep it moving.

[@schooltime2k]

Them Grambling boys were serious. No gimmicks, straight stick work

[@ckeys3rd]

You know what really sucks, these guys puts 100's of hours in practicing for this and morons on the sidelines are yelling profanities at them, it's a shame, both teams deserve better.

[@ShadowE1]

feel yea

[@6double6.]

exactly. and this is one of the best drumming lines I've heard!!!

[@Glock_Nico]

Yeah, fuck that guy talking shit. He should be proud of these young men, no matter what school there are representing.

[@davidb6278]

no better drum lines in the country than these two!!

[@nicmart]

It wouldn’t hurt to have such people removed from the premises.

[@RodZilla11]

GRAMBLING. Southern needs to TIGHTEN UP and TUNE those BASS DRUMS and TOMS.

[@Princebridgeforth]

thats how the drums sound at most HBCU's

[@RodZilla11]

Orin Bridgeforth No just these drums sound like that. There are some TREMENDOUS HBCU Drumlines that sound GREAT!!

[@Princebridgeforth]

every drum doesn't have to sound like a core style drumline

[@machz2900]

It wasn't just the sound of the drums, Grambling seemed to be a lot more prepared for this. Their snare line sounded much more professional in this and so did the rest of the drum line regardless of how Southerns drums sounded.

[@MrBillyshines]

Orin Bridgeforth I agree

[@rakeanecollins2366]

This is the best Ive ever seen Gram.They came a long way since that little band with the big sound,The Central State Invincible Marching Marauders used to regularly smash them in the early 90's!They actually beat SU's line with work instead of reputation from the 80's!I am impressed!

[@helenewortham1840]

keep music programs alive in schools

[@brianbrantaly1513]

AMEN 2 THAT.

[@rickyaugutin9057]

i aint gonna lie the red team was killin it

[@Top5-z1r7p]

Ricky Augutin grambling

[@BJSteigner]

It doesn't get any better than this.

[@xRere1201]

BJSteigner hell they both suck so

[@BJSteigner]

Which band are you playing in anyway? If they aren't like this, I am gonna laugh.

[@Rosaron7]

I do not know much about this, so I speak only about what sounds pleasant to my ears. All I can say that we're not only enjoying their sound, but also the uniqueness of each band. The different ethnic groups give a certain flavor to this art. I give all of them "thumbs up"!

[@adisalekuwa4755]

The drummers in red are so much better 😩

[@tamikabrewer3630]

Adisa Lekuwa its called Grambling State University boi

[@mrpeabodythethird]

I don't think so, maybe a bit better selections but not necessarily better.

[@zayguxpo007]

mrpeabodythethird bro southern university drums sound trash and plus they look old 😂😂

[@ethandelaughter186]

southern won battle if bands the most recently. they ARE the best

[@ncleveland5169]

Grambling precision was everything

[@edboutte5451]

Grambling is still rocking the world. Back in the day would hurry back up the parade route to seem them march by. Holiday in Dixie especially! DCI get over yourselves. These bands invented what you admire so much.

[@alm.1457]

I like Southern but Grambling won this battle.

[@GorillaRadio74]

Nice Job, GSU has been working on their chops!!!

[@lollipopknox]

These kids are amazing! I hope they got far in life!

[@snarekillagaming8822]

some of us that played in that performance went on and have degrees and are in our field of studies

[@TDMont23]

These people kill me kmsl! They are doing this for fun and entertainment. This is not a competition where they are being judged! This is a different style called "show style" yes it needs to be cleaned up a lot, but in the end they are having fun and the crowd liked it, and apparently you all did too you took the time out to watch! I'm black, I play quints in a DCI band and I love it! I also love this style too! Look up North Carolina AT&T's band they do corp style and they are a HBCU. It depends on which style you like and it's also hard to be precise when you have that many people. At least they are in college getting an education and not in the streets.

[@brianbrantaly1513]

DAMN RIGHT MY BROTHER.

[@organizednoise9614]

O cut the crap lol.... get out your feelings! It was a battle and viewers picked a winner, end of discussion 🙅🏾‍♂️

[@Girard-it2wt]

I graduated from Southern twice but I gotta give this one to Grambling.

[@Dynam1cDr3w]

Yup. Grambling whooped some ass at that battle. Southern's snares were so dirty it was hard to tell exactly what they were playing. Coming from a musical and visual standpoint, grambling out did Southern in almost every way.

[@CarlosGarcia-yg9je]

The drumlins in the red shirts won this..

[@MagnoliaPercussion]

I really enjoy this comment :) I've always taught corps-style bands, but I watched this video and was thoroughly entertained. This is such a fun style of music to watch and enjoy... I wish more of my students would have the presence of mind to appreciate the different styles for what they were... Military bands go equally unappreciated by lots of corp-style folks

[@halllcrystal]

Both are very talented drum lines but the skill of the red and black team won my vote!

[@richardturner4074]

As I stated in some of the comments below, both styles can be blended. Here is another link to one of Norfolk States performances. This proves that the precision that the DCI guys always harp about and the show style that so many HBCU's are used to can co exist. Advocates of both styles should stop hating on one another. As a lifelong musician and fan of both styles, I absolutely love the fact that this drumline has found a way to do both. NSU MDFS Block 07 vs. NC A&T

[@mpe1581]

Grambling won that battle...Southern didn't stick to drumming and was all theatrics...

[@dylandestackelberg2695]

That kid who lost his stick is so FUCKING TALENTED!!!!!!! Give that man center snare!!!!!!!!!!! Some day i will be like him.

[@dylandestackelberg2695]

Red shirt

[@kennethclark2504]

I am not a fan of show style drumming. However, the red group embarrassed the blue side. They might as well just not shown up.

[@Carlospjr]

Awesome Drumlines

[@crazycotton]

As much as I like southern,grambling spanked them

[@brookeburgess-dagle1677]

true

[@jadathrower1837]

same southern has a good ass band but they're drumline is ass to me nd grambling spanked them

[@ryanhewett7139]

Big facts

[@patriciacassimore6505]

You can tell they take this very serious by the expressions on their faces. Something to be proud of..

[@heesable]

Gramblings Drum Corps is the obvious winner, they really send a message with their routines.

[@leighmcmillan6282]

Great style - - just ordinary looking college kids - until they pick up sticks - then they become drum gods - much love to all these guys!

[@tina3038]

Ok for all of you who commented bitching about who was bad and who wasn't let see your damn band skills you can't please everybody..... Red took it btw

[@hotnsaxy2010]

Martina Vazquez ~ what are you talking about

[@laVena3378]

Perfectly preformed, what an awesome band!

[@tawtam1]

Grambling State clearly had the cleaner drum line period. I do agree with the one person that stated the bass drums need to be tuned. Especially Southerns bass drums. Or at least tune them to match each other.

[@ganymeade5151]

The Red Team drummers are the most disciplined and precise nearing Marine Corp level.

[@ghype8290]

red win (my opinion)

[@kidd5952]

The next I've ever seen Grambling but I have to give this to Grambling. Snares we're together, despite drop sticks, that happens. But full cadence's. Southern first round was great, but slacked after. Cymbals for Southern always good. Nice, ending sequence cymbals💪🏽💯

[@NoahAngott]

Gotta give it to red on this one. Regardless of everyone's thoughts on corps style vs. show style drumming, you can plain tell which side has put more practice and dedication into their music, and their drums just plain sounded better. Everyone's talking about the stick drop, and it was bad, but accidents happen. Hell, I've even lost an entire cymbal for the length of a show due to equipment failure. What really sealed the deal for me was the awful cutoff at 3:24, that doesn't even belong in a high school line. Shows a clear lack of preparation and puts the tradition these lines represent in a bad light.

[@7mileplainview]

My 2 favorite bands

[@zRhid]

Red wins in my opinion and I'm a DCI guy. But, seriously with the middle finger visual? That's just dis-respectful.

[@Princebridgeforth]

they are big rivals

[@zRhid]

still dude, respect is a thing

[@kingwoodster1674]

zRiddick red killed it, there drums sounded it tune i was lost with the other guys. still though its not easy playing and props to all

[@zRhid]

Woodfin Connor Both line's drums sounded terrible

[@woodypaq]

zRiddick Being familiar with DCI also, complete trash but that's the charm of it too. perfection not applicable. It's about warrior level intent, not military.

[@senseisakornsin]

I loved each section of the drumline video EXCEPT for when the cameramen deliberately got up close and interfered with everyone's view. That was horrible!

[@RobertRodriguezdrummer]

I wish the DCI obsessed people would quit coming into these videos complaining everything. It's annoying, these drumlines are a different style. Nothing like DCI nor do they even try to be. (Yes, the bass drums are not muffled and in some cases tuned low.) This style is fairly common in the south with the all African American schools. (No the focus is not on being clean, it's about being entertaining.)

[@Clemsonshawty]

Im sorry but what are DCI? I went to a white school so the band wasn't that big of a thing

[@RobertRodriguezdrummer]

Haha Are you serious? DCI is the Drum Corp International who most white schools base their style, marching and drumlines off of.

[@Clemsonshawty]

yes I'm serious! clearly I wasn't really into the band scene

[@RobertRodriguezdrummer]

Haha No worries, I was half asleep when I read your comment. I read "it was that big of thing" instead of "wasn't." My bad.

[@LeninWasRight96]

Im from the south. im from new orleans. i get made fun of for being on a corp style drumline, so PLEASE stop defending this. i really dont think its needed. i dont care if this is the social norm. it doesnt mean its not outdated and awful.

[@Swagoutshaan]

That one dudes drum stick at 0:53 magically disappears?!?!

[@thisisntme]

+SwaggOutShaan01 A dude from Southern dropped his stick too.

[@jordanmiller7782]

+Joseph Ludwig exactly what I mean

[@2trutwin]

I had to rewind to see where he lost it lol

[@LuchableBox]

damn yall being sensitive and shit about this mans comment when you need to be pointing out how it didnt faze him AT ALL

[@thelastcookie7889]

He accidentally threw it.

[@Aaron27iphone]

that moment when grambling state is flipping them off.

[@ShadowE1]

i look all over for nasty boy candence and still cant find it on youtube or google can anyone help me out here

[@bengemeister]

Damn, I'm big fan of the SU band, but this night the Grambling percussion smoked them big time.

[@deanyaschempp]

That guy with the camera is really peeving me off. He's in the way, distracting to the drummers, and I'm convinced he had something to do with the kid losing the stick.

[@davidpaul2797]

blue and white know the point is to play in unison, right?

[@davidatkinson8515]

Nothing like being a snare drummer doing all of those moves. I miss doing that.

[@jayxanderpalm1240]

Red so won.... They can actually play and not just do visuals

[@reneemoody6663]

THERE IS NO TRASH HERE!!! BLACK EXCELLENCE AT ITS BEST!!! WHY DON'T YALL KNW THIS!!👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@jessemell8609]

Not for nothing, but these guys got 252k views on youtube while the Blue Devils or Cadets (DCI corps drum lines) get 30k maximum. I'm a huge DCI fan, but the showmanship here makes it much more entertaining and accessible for everyone, not just drumline geeks like myself.

[@Phaze8ight]

Dudes in the red destroyed them

[@marshallsmith211]

love SU ! but GSU got this yo! FAMU vs Gram would be a tru battle!

[@Arisweetie]

Anybody else realize that the guy on grambling who dropped his stick made the oh shit face when the camera started to come near him lmao :P I'm a southern fan but grambling definitely has more visuals and things so I'd say in the area of entertainment they won

[@donniedial3014]

Props to the in red who lost his drumstick. Kept on perfectly like he still had it.

[@4EvaCBreezy]

The guys in red did better than the guys in blue.

[@ganymeade5151]

Both are great. The Reds are tighter and the best. Gets their football team geared up to win.

[@jackdiddlysquat1402]

1:06 guy playing after he dropped his stick HAHA

[@Princebridgeforth]

they are supposed to do that its the south

[@rageon2902]

Not just professional. Every Marching Band has to continue to play even if they drop or break their instrument. At least to continue with the motions of the arrangement.

[@9175rock]

Why would you stop and draw attention to it or need up the performance. You always keep going.

[@lilcrow1992]

He dropped it at 0:50

[@webneb]

while all the comments and the crowd have no appreciation for such talent, blue was clearly outmatched but nonetheless as I said, no appreciation for talent. They are all very talented and there focus on the task is awesome.

[@GeorgeIsEpic]

4:48 OMFG!!!! did u here what they say, They got me in Shock XD

[@frederickmoxey2496]

rofllllll

[@DrumLuv23]

Believe it, that type of banter is common during football games when the drumlines are playing against each other. It's very competitive.

[@raymondcarter1137]

Oh yeah they get it! Everyone eyes are forwards and they are sharp! Beautiful dressline.

[@ajnakia]

Gram killed them boys!!

[@walterpalacios5075]

I really late to this video, but what do you do, if you lose a stick and you have to do a little solo part quick so the others can keep on?

[@TheAStylist]

Grambling was much more entertaining for me.

[@tamikabrewer3630]

TheAStylist thank you for getting the names right

[@southchiboi]

Ain't gone lie... There was some dirt fly around this battle in every Cadence. Im going with Grambling State in this battle.

[@Skylewis2_]

grambling ,the red, wins this cant wait to be in they section

[@W1AOM]

FANTASTIC!!!! It reminds me of the 60s when I was in a Corp in NE.

[@lrazegamingl5329]

Red definitely

[@drummerjay802]

would even been more impressive with their uniforms on, but as a former college drummer, I understand that that's more comfortable

[@tiffday41]

Boring. I am Southern fan but I have to give this one to Grambling.

[@brianbrantaly1513]

WHAT THAT MEAN, TELL ME.

[@capri1ish]

both lines sound damn good 👍

[@dariusross1580]

red drumline won they sounded much better blue drumline sounded kinda sloppy

[@thomassodomizer764]

Got to give to Grambling. They were dialed in tight!

[@pipebandrudiments]

regarding some of the negative comments emanating from some, not all, of the drummers from the dci tradition-you are not the pinnacle of musicality. Charlie parker, tony Williams, miles davis, Philadelphia orchestra, etc....yeah. these drum corps come from a different musical tradition than DCI. you shouldn't be surprised by the differences much less look down on them. notice their drums sound like drums and not skateboards gliding across blacktop.

[@LDrumsOhio]

Nice arm lift and use of the Moeller stroke from Red.

[@SlenderGinger605]

Question. (I do not mean this racially or bias to any HBCU) I'm white as a ghost. Is there a chance of me getting into one of these schools? lol

[@saturdayschild3506]

These are public colleges. Any one of any race or ethnic background can enroll. This isn't the 1940's like other colleges who discouraged such things. "Historically Black" does not mean "Black Only."

[@SlenderGinger605]

Okay thank you

[@theresabaira9140]

Love it.. I have to come to America to watch fr

[@BokChoyLee]

0:43 Are they really meaning to flip off the other line? So disrespectful to the name of drumming.

[@mitchelldurden1088]

Mitch Mitchell played the drums in class in 1995-1996 by Mitchell L Durden. Now mail is sending my name Mitchell L. Durden.

[@jimmierogers4742]

Southerns snares sound horrible.

[@corpslvr]

And those crescendo tripple-it rolls are scary dirty.

[@tatejordaun8222]

GRAMBLING 😈💯

[@pamisjamming]

I love them all. They were all great.

[@dallasedwards3293]

SU will never make this mistake again....

[@jlynsmithj52]

Where's the battle? It's definitely not in this video.

[@paulpetitto1785]

The problem isn't their style here, I think I speak for all 'DCI people' when I say that there's a severe lack of music. Both colleges show a lack of respect for drumming as an art. They aren't harmonically tuned at all. Now, I'm from New Orleans. I know about Show Style, and I know about Corps Style. I like Corps Style better, but I've seen many good Show Style bands that 'listen' to the drum, rather than just try to go out in front of thousands of people and make an ignorant ass of themselves. This is supposed to be about the beauty of playing the drum, feeling the rhythm and vibe. I didn't feel anything, all I felt was my ears aching from a lack of synchronization and practice.

[@tylereuper]

Can I get a amen?....anybody?...No? Ok.

[@slipknotjoey2016]

i agree with you the highschool i went to and drummed for was a corps style i love it so much better than show no disrespect towards show tho

[@Elmoeye]

Yessss finally someone speaks my mind!

[@johnchristian7478]

Everyone has an opinion, but you are wrong regarding a lack of music and lack of respect. I'm sure both college drumlines put a lot of effort in to their craft. I've been to DCI competitions and HBCU competitions as well. I enjoy both. Just like I enjoy Country Music, Hip Hop, Rock, and Classical music. All music has some great qualities to it. Just because you don't like it doesn't make it bad or lesser than the other. You just like what you like. FYI, DCI as an official organization was founded in 1972. HBCU schools like the ones above have been doing it a lot longer.

[@dominiccampbell181]

Personally, I like both, as there are things in each style that you can't do with the other. Most obviously, you can't do formations with Show Style, but a lot of the stick play and performance stuff in Show Style would be almost impossible in Corps Style.

[@reneebryant8270]

Dude lost a stick and kept it movin... YAAAAS 😁

[@saltydreadlock438]

red team 1

[@mrpeabodythethird]

Pretty cool! That's what dedication looks like!

[@priceblack6246]

I don't know who is who but "red" beat "blue"

[@robbysanders92]

I wish so bad that this was clean. Like if they got those lines in check this would be such a awesome thing to watch and listen to.

[@hnt0290]

Red team is better they've got the beat

[@darkketchup8883]

i cant believe you let the camera man just walk and walk at the front, destroys the whole thing.. theres no zoom-in in the sideline duh?

[@Ghomaghity]

Those harnesses look so uncomfortable.

[@AndrewFlippa]

straps* and they feel great

[@pleiadecca]

When they are THAT good, you just shout KUDOS! to one and all.

[@miguelriojas2537]

Being a former college Div-I drummer I can say that yes these guys are very good but as not as good as the Northern or Western schools. It sounds too dirty and it needs to be cleaned up. MSU, UNT, Texas State along with many others would smoke these guys. Bass heads sounds loose too. Focus on technique and modernizing the sound.......dancing and hollering can come later. Just saying....... Keep funding your public schools music program!

[@bigcatdog]

hey dude its marching band. it is supposed to be hip and fun. not stiff and boring like FBS schools. These drummers have very good precision during symphonic season where u have to play clean.

[@daddyyo9103]

i bet you a 1,000 💸💸 that MSU, UNT, and Texas state wouldn't be able to last a minute in a halftime performance or 5 quarter battle against anyone of these two bands and that's a fact

[@l0af_o]

it's Hbcu so it sounds different than dci

[@tandzgaming4357]

Miguel Riojas Was Southern Off With The Sticking And Not Synchronized To You Or Is It Just Me ?

[@miguelriojas2537]

oh yeah. Stick heights were off big time!