VSU vs ECSC PERCUSSION BATTLE 2012

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[@bdk4523]

It doesn't matter where you are, when you hear a drum off. You stop and enjoy the magic! 👍👍

[@A320flyerB6]

This is like the perfect blend of corps and show style. Like, they can go either way. And that's hard.

[@LouieL73]

This was ECSU's first year under new instruction. I admit they didn't do as we'll as I would have liked, but they have come a long way from what they were last year. As one of their instructors, I am very proud of what they have accomplished in such a short period of time. Props to Mr. Powell and the VSU drumline or giving ECSU the opportunity to show everyone who we are and the new direction in which we are headed.

[@HE360]

This is the perfect competition! Two drumlines that are in the same league! And one is almost as good as the other!

[@dwightallen4311]

Vsu Quints are funky nasty good.

[@marvinmj7075]

Dwight Allen yeah but I don’t think they can hold a candle to NSU

[@isaacfinkelstein1275]

3:00 cymbal and voices effect. Amazing! Both these drumlines are incredible.

[@frankwilliams3036]

At PlushChronicles. I marched DCI. This is a different thing. It's about putting on an exciting show, not necessarily perfection. It certainly isn't points competition like DCI. Appreciated it for what it is. Geeze man. I never understand why people have to be so harsh and closed minded.

[@1mikeburns]

i love how vsu's basses are tuned to a dci level. They sound so good!!! but they have dirty spots...but ecsu's basses were a little cleaner to me..i love the mixture of styles in both bands, but ya'll gotta clean it up. vsu's quad line killed it because they were clean and it their material was a little more technical..ecsu's quad line material was on a high school level to me...ecsu's snare line was a little more cleaner than vsu's snare line

[@travisbambammason5478]

Michael Burns ecsu snare line was dirty as heck

[@1mikeburns]

Travis BamBam Mason lol man I was mad young at the time🤦🏾‍♂️

[@A320flyerB6]

These guys and gals are goooooooooooood!!!

[@mauricewalker5920]

This what makes VSU stand out. They have a mixture of DCI and groovin collaborating at the same time which I call a balance drumline. The only thing their missing in my personal opinion is tenor drums not QUINTS/SEXTET but tenor drums. Then they really be off the hook but you have to know how to use the tenor drum in the drumline and how to incorporate it.

[@Dark_Shadow_Support]

Exactly but their style does sound decent

[@intermediate212]

I love it when show style lines incorporate a more core-style approach to their playing. I enjoyed VSU's music the most. I give show style lines a lot of respect when their basses have difficult splits as well. If it was a bit cleaner, it would have been perfect.

[@LGM1194]

sound like corps pretty dope

[@travisbaker8597]

these guys should be sponsored by Nike because they just did that shit

[@dannykanady9400]

Travis Baker both of them weak! Lmao smh looks like high schools to me

[@hookyhook6006]

The snares are clean and crispy, just like my bowl of chips.

[@JansenCoburn]

I really like the uniformity of both of these schools. Usually when you watch drumline battles like this, the schools have various different drum harnesses, heads, and brand drums. Both of these schools have good matching equipment. And they all played pretty clean. But I liked VSU a little better. Both were pretty great though. I give this video a like.

[@epiiibeats]

thanks man if you only knew what we go through

[@i.n.c.fromthetopropes3465]

This was great.Thank you for sharing.

[@I-am-not-D1-4U]

Both schools did exceptionally well both are winners in my book.

[@76turner1]

7:58 nice vanguard bite.....next time try NOT to make it sound like channel 3 ZZZZZZZZZzzzzz....sticks every where bro!

[@frankwilliams3036]

Red team killed the blue team...end of story. They were cleaner by far. They brought that "A" game had more poly-rhythmic cadences and were funkier because of that. In my opinion it wadn' even close. Killed them with the first cadence. Seriously, I've been teaching percussion for over 24 year. That was a tight line man.

[@joshwillis8984]

Maybe just maybe you should leave out the stick tricks until you can play clean and make them mean more. Anyone can flip a stick but not anyone can flip a stick and be clean. A lot of dirt coming off those two lines for sure.

[@LGM1194]

A whole lot.

[@MrMystic974]

always been that way with these two schools. very few HBCUS are clean with funk. I could name a few but its just my opinion

[@kingjokerful]

thanks for noticing captain obvious . we can hear the dirt , just because they are doing stiick tricks does not mean that is where the dirt is comming from .

[@LGM1194]

It's everywhere except the bass runs..

[@kingjokerful]

pretty sure the setuplets were clean ...and cymbals

[@chriscollens]

Both bands are awesome...can a white dude (other than grohl) get a job drummin?

[@chriscollens]

1st round to blue

[@chriscollens]

Chris Collens 2nd round red...

[@michellewilliams3039]

It's for college and yes. Every hbcu needs that 1 white guy

[@all4disney1]

Would love to see a drum off against and drum corp line!

[@HE360]

VSU is great drum corps styled drumline, but I think they'd lose severely to a DCI top 12 drum corps as far as drumming goes; even though I think that VSU would probably be more exciting than those top 12 drumlines. VSU's beats would simply be more entertaining and accessible to the audience.

[@haroldmorning8996]

Can not mess MDFS not close it sound like us twenty years ago

[@rimenuir910]

I love about 30'minutes from this school and seen their line, and as a corps style DCI follower, VSU is legit as fuck

[@jermainenobles2691]

This is My second favorite College Band they be Getting it tho!!!!

[@jabronasaurus]

Im not sure if this was before or after a game or ECSU didn't get a chance to tune the tenors/quads/etc.. The 10" drum had the weirdest overtones in it. And Vsu's snares sounded like the top head was wayy tighter than the bottom, which gives alot of "pop" but zero "wetness".. Id loosen the strainers a little, bring the bottom head to a higher pitch, and bring the top head down half a turn on each lug. The snare will be the same pitch but sound a million times better!

[@corneliuswesley6617]

Bass drums killing it with those rolls

[@artoismta]

We are named ECSU. Not ECSC.

[@p.rossopperman4699]

I loved every second of this video you guys are awesome. Looks great sounds great and Is a lot of fun to watch.... {Thanks for sharing this video with us.}

[@michaeldorse8023]

That bass line though! Both sides are pretty clean

[@UpcomingJedi]

I wish people would stop panning the damn camera so much or get a 360 camera and a tripod!

[@capri1ish]

both did good but the red line was dope im just being honest

[@QMaGOO]

We wayyy better than this now that's all imma say... Catch us this season , but hey what do you expect from a line full of freshman with no instructor ECSU came a long way since then though I'm not making excuses all I will say is stay tuned this season

[@QMaGOO]

Bruh Can You Even Chop? And You Must Not Be Aware That ECSU Has An All Freshman Snare Line , And The Program is totally new this year, everything we play is made up from scratch and original, yea I admit we could have performed better but until you post a video proving how good you are or you come to ECSU and revise this whole program by yourself then hush.

[@dakidrhawkins2010]

OUR CYMBALS SOUND GUD AF DOE!!! DEY JUS DANCE MORE

[@boxcarracer10]

Slings are too old school and make it look as though you are slouching. Also "sudity" isn't even a word, but I believe you were looking for the urban word "sidity," if I'm not correct? ;)

[@chopzilla90]

Some of those cadences sounds like marching cadences

[@CleanIsClean]

Not really ever sense they got a taste for choppy stuff NCAT are not cutting it they aren't that much any more and they were scared to battle DOA I respect them but I'm just stating facts.

[@frankwilliams3036]

I have to admit ECSC had more snare tricks in the bag. VSU quints rocked.

[@offixialdeenowoodz]

Who ever recorded dhis , didn't have to do a close up on dha snare player who dropped his stick on Blue side....

[@dakidrhawkins2010]

dey cymbals using 18 anyways lol

[@kingkbtv]

vsu all day beside the other band one of them drop there sticks

[@lvplackbussy9831]

Not bad for a couple high school bands. These kids should do well when they get to college.

[@jmanbgg]

I love this vsu drumline its got both of what i like in a line!

[@mark35mi]

Tight. Groove. Show. COLLEGE! Nice!

[@huhsnare]

When will VSU ever stop impersonating MDFS? No hate intended just thought I'd ask

[@TNVOLS97]

They should wear their carriers underneath the uniform. It would make them look less jank...

[@rgw4]

I have witnessed VSU's quads. I have lived.

[@kev11386]

o and my man ith the suit and the white sneakers to the left of ecsu......not pimpin

[@kingjokerful]

damn son ecsu was dirty and the section leader dropped his stick -_- nooo son . VSU!!

[@rayl9]

not even lol. BD uses Pearl now

[@aadmzz7428]

vsu is perfect blend of corps and show style. i fuck with this shit

[@dwightallen4311]

Elizabeth City aint no joke both Drumlines are Assume.

[@natejones5]

that left red snare dirtied yal up in the 3 yal lost that battle.

[@Magucci13]

check out Santa Clara Vanguard and Blue Devils thats real drumming

[@zRhid]

i meant the way their uniforms are and they way theyre marching

[@mrwrestlemania51]

hey damn this is pretty good!!

[@johnstone6764]

hell of a lot better than the drum liune movie battle shit.

[@tonytaylor2418]

The drumline in blue was standing on business that day.

[@deonteCsewell1445]

ECSC snares ate up VSU, Granted VSU tenors is probably the only thing that gave VSU a shot. but food for thought, if your snares are getting called and you can´t respond with your WHOLE snare line...then you lost. these guy put in the same hours during bandcamp so there is no excuse why your whole snareline doesnt know the music. just saying.

[@dewalt24walton8]

It's a shame I still have the sweat suit from this year.

[@solo5.025]

Latin doee we play that shit ours grove better

[@PlushChronicles]

Id agree with you if you sounded smarter.... Shame.

[@normantan9400]

my two favorite drumlines....

[@frankwilliams3036]

As for the dancing. Again, a very closed minded Euro-centric view of music. What the hell are you playing a groove for if you aren't going to dance to it? This style of drumming grooves, that's why they dance. It's all one thing. It's also part of the entertainment. Then listen to all the funky polyrhythms. Always have an open mind toward music. Everything does not have to fit into ones small world view.

[@kingjokerful]

what do you mean niether was together there wer plenty of clean moments and cadences all through this battle , not everyone adjusts their basses the same either , and vsu practices control i dont know what video you were watching

[@theonlyblackskreech]

I JUST MOVED TO ELIZABETH CITY 2 MONTHS AGO FROM NORFOLK AND DIDNT EVEN KNOW ELIZABETH CITY HAD A COLLEGE SHIT FOR THAT MATTER A BAND. AFTER WATCHING THESE VIDEOS, I GIVE YALL PROPS, THE DRUMLINE DID ALRIGHT. AS FOR THE BAND AS A WHOLE, FOR A SMALL BAND, YALL SOUND GOOD. I HAVNT BEEN IN-TOWN YET DUE TO MY CRAZY WORK SCHEDULE, HOPEFULLY I'LL GET THE CHANCE TO SEE YALL PERFORM IN PERSON BEFORE THE SEASON IS OUT

[@rayl9]

yeah I realized after seeing ECSC lol, my bad. But they're not, the ones BD had a shiny pearl-white coating, not plain white.

[@cbro777]

VSU all the way. They both can lose the cymbals though. They are always overplayed in my opinion with no realistic melodic pattern.

[@pfcleigh1990]

ECSC???? Or ECSU??? I Think Its ECSU......

[@brlion66]

VSU is so nice and clean. They cymbals are on point and everything the line plays has a groove. ECSU nice but they got some cleaning up to do.

[@YoungosoFly]

EC won this battle

[@geraldA1sauce]

I was talking about the white pearls...

[@DAVO0621]

Holy fuck did I just watch the ending of Drumline but the real life version?

[@krabbypatty808]

Davis Weiss I love that movie

[@kingjokerful]

they made the cadence first of all

[@vaboy30]

Thats why we can't get ahead in life because we always bashing each other. all of the HBCU Conference bands are good.

[@mrgaillardiii]

Slammin'...Junction City, Kansas

[@QMaGOO]

Wow This Was LONG ago ..... Come see ECSU now i promise we have improved since then we use this battle as fuel to keep elevating higher

[@GOGOPants]

Both lines are good but VSUhas better showmanship! I miss this!

[@QMaGOO]

This was a decent battle, we still got a long way to go tho ECSU done came far from last year tho sheesh.

[@grantoldblueeagle]

Both dirty but red won on chops

[@mattfontenot5342]

Not bad, lil sloppy but even the best lines have there moments when they ain't as clean as they can be.

[@nqwangiallah]

VSU 4 the win

[@rongaro]

ECSC got dirt

[@ylwashington]

This was awesome and the line sounds good. I am not sure about the cymbal section for vcu but loved both.

[@tdlogan20]

#VSU hands down #trojanforlife but i give it to ECSU they came a long way so major props to them

[@undytermined]

their uniforms would look so much better if they put the harnesses under :(

[@1sikpup]

Sorry, 15: 20ish! Too funny!

[@dajourloggins4380]

These kind of cadences would be perfect for marching to the football stadium!

[@aadmzz7428]

ok snare solo dirty lol

[@sportraticallyspeak]

well I dont know who determined that VSU was the winner but the sticking of ECSC was great

[@sugarshaft74]

VSU CRUSHED!! The other drumline dude lost his stick in the middle of performance. Faking it till someone brought it back to him. LOL

[@PussyDesecrator]

If you were less ignorant, you would know that 'faking it' is in fact the correct and expected thing to do.

[@stew904]

Cameraman zoomed in when buddy dropped his stick

[@djsonice2]

so there section leader drops their sticks lol wow smh

[@WaltAndWaves]

the one in the blue was jammin!!!

[@brandonbyrd3791]

That was racist -____-

[@CleanIsClean]

Dude im a DCI fan that started out with showstyle and still love it VSU is number 3 right now.

[@superduperdakota7203]

Crips vs Bloods drumline battle

[@kayspears6529]

Chipz im cooler with bloods but the crios won this one

[@CleanIsClean]

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[@JxsperTh33Goat]

come on vsu snares...yall can be cleaner then that but ecsu went in