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American Reacts to Royal Marines Corps of Drums and Top Secret Drum Corps
In this video I react to the Royal Marines Corps of Drums teaming up with the Top Secret Drum Corps from Switzerland showing off their drumline skills.
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@jayneeisan6726 3 года назад

I got a British Dad and a Swiss Mum so this makes me feel very proud.

@airzulu2733 3 года назад

Get mum and dad to buy you a drum and have a go at what these guys do .

@kennethburwell9199 3 года назад

@@airzulu2733 who are you

@kennethburwell9199 3 года назад

@@airzulu2733 who are you

@mrx1766 3 года назад

@No One his son is Neil

@andywells7925 3 года назад

Answered my question before I asked was wondering whose guys in black was

@adammullarkey4996 3 года назад

Ok, I think there's a quick point that needs emphasizing. These men are from different countries. They don't usually perform together, and they don't usually train in each others' styles (notice how the Marines have to hoist up their drums when they start playing together? They even carry their drums differently). Which means that they learned each others' styles specifically for this performance, which makes it even more impressive.

@iamsh1han797 3 года назад

This is how international affairs should be sorted, no war, just have a drum off

@brettdavies703 3 года назад

Rest of the world would be buggered big time!

@crowbar9566 3 года назад

Have you seen Chinese drums?? they would win every time.

@Whippy99 3 года назад

Yes! Awesome idea!

@s.rmurray8161 3 года назад

strictly speaking based on timeline the US marine uniform looks like the Royal Marine uniform, not the other way round !

@peteranddorothybowles5428 3 года назад

Well said I like the cut of your cloth Take care and stay healthy

@ShanePalmer-yo4og 4 месяца назад

Spot on.....

@jancollins319 3 года назад

I served 9 years in the British army. A year spent in the corps of drums. I could only dream of being at this level. I played the royal tournament in Earl’s Court, and Horse guards parade ‘Beat the retreat’. Wonderful experiences. For those asking about the timing of movement. It’s a simple science. The timing comes from the fact you’ve got the drums to lead your movement. Every move you do, like the raising of the sticks to your nose, is done as fast as you can. That’s the rule. Don’t try and time speed with others. Don’t adjust. Just bang, fast as you can. And if you all do it fast as you can. You all do it in sync.

@leewoodcock7783 3 года назад

Thankyou for serving our country Jan 🤘

@jancollins319 3 года назад

@@leewoodcock7783 proud to serve and protect the good people of our nation. Thank you Lee. 🙏🏼

@BarrySmithNearlyOmnipotent 2 года назад

My Mother took me to The Royal Tournament every year from when I was a baby and I loved every minute of it. Thank you!

@Nowhere2B 2 года назад

People like you are what make us very proud to be British 🙏🏼

@ourllamacalmerfarminfrance239 3 года назад

Hi.This was a couple of years after i retired from the Band Service (22 years service). Still miss it. Thanks for playing it

@leewoodcock7783 3 года назад

Thankyou for your service to our nation Chris 🤘

@EnorMouseUK 3 года назад

In dress uniform, the Royal (aka British) Marines can normally be identified by their white pith helmets. Further, in most countries with a naval tradition, you will see that marine drummers also carry and can play a bugle. This harks back to their role in sailing ships as being a way of passing commands. Different drum tempos and bugle calls had specific meanings. When a battleship was going into action it had to be cleared for action, with the partitions taken down, the lashings on the guns 'cast off', powder for the guns brought up from the magazines and the men take up their battle positions. On ships carrying a marine drummer, this was all initiated when he was commanded to beat 'to quarters'.

@Tony2438 2 года назад

same in the army

@bigcheese6212 3 года назад

The precision of that performance is absolutely astonishing.

@danielross7983 3 года назад

The ribbon you looked at on the Royal Marines was the 2012 Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee medal ribbon bar. Awarded to those who have completed five full calendar years of service on 6 February 2012 in the Armed Forces and emergency services, and to prison service personnel.

@SpeckleKen 3 года назад

Indeed, and he also has the Iraq Medal (so he served during the 2003 Invasion of Iraq or its aftermath) and while I can't see the third clearly I think it is the Naval Long Service and Good Conduct Medal.

@alisonrodger3360 3 года назад

If you haven't already, then the Massed Pipes and Drums from the Edinburgh Military Tattoo is a must.

@2old4gamez 3 года назад

Top Secret Drum Corps and The Royal Marine Corps Of Drums, what a superb combination. I've had the original video bookmarked for years, so pleased to see you're checking these bands out.

@didgerb72 2 года назад

The pride you have when marching in your best uniform on parade with the pipes and drums playing. Sends goosebumps down the spine. Even Sgt Majors with decades experience, still feel that same goosebumps feeling. I'm so proud to have been part of that tradition, as a former member of the British Army. Well done bootnecks. I'm proud to be ex British Army Veteran. Now a 50yr old Disabled British Army Veteran.

@DylanSargesson 3 года назад

And of course it's more awesome when you remember that all those Royal Marines are also professional soldiers who serve in a variety of medical and logistical warfare roles.

@DylanSargesson 3 года назад

@@arghjayem Top Secret (the ones with the feathers in their caps) are civilians, but a Corps of Drums from the Bands of Her Majesty's Royal Marines (in the piff helmets) were performing with them.

@edwardwilliams4197 3 года назад

Bandsmen play that role not drums, drum section are fighting infantry! Dumb ass!

@hackpens2246 3 года назад

The Royal Marines were formed in 1664. The US Marine Corps in 1775. The Americans are just a cheap, bootlegged copy of the rich, bootneck original. There is a reason the uniforms, and even the insignias look similar. Cheap, nasty, blatant copying.

@stanmil5495 3 года назад

And remember the rmc are not just soldiers they're commandos

@hackpens2246 3 года назад

@@stanmil5495 I know buddy. I'm an ex-RM

@1969kingperry 3 года назад

The US marines took the blue uniform from the Royal Marines . The Blue uniform was worn by the Royal Marines since 1802 ( in 1802 the corps turned blue ) Prior to this the uniform was red . The medal worn by the Royal marine bandsman is for service in IRAQ bandsman have a non combatant role and are used as stretcher bearers and assist with regimental aid post work . They assist the Royal Marine Commandos in medical support

@DrussTheAxeGod 3 года назад

cant remember the exact time but on the behind the scenes of this the Royal Marines Corps of Drums and the Top Secret Drum corps put this together in like 2 or 3 days and only for so many hours a day. It's truly incredible.

@Tulkas219 3 года назад

The thing that amazes me most is that much of the time they are maintaining a military posture, with heads raised staring straight ahead. So that incredibly precise rapid drumming must be mostly done by muscle memory. The hours of practice it must take to develop that must be huge. I am in awe!

@thrand6760 Год назад

i used to be a snare drummer in a drum corps... lots. of. practice. Like seriously, before we even started drumming, we had to learn drill, and be flawless at that, before we even got to pick up drumsticks. When you know the drill, and can do it perfectly by muscle memory, you begin to incorporate the extras, drumming in time, adding breaks, then adding flourishes to those breaks, then so on, one step at a time, which is why the Top secret Drum corps, just get better and better as they are able to add more complex moves to their display, but guaranteed, every single one of them have every tap of the drum stick, committed to unwavering muscle memory, and will still be able to do it long after they leave the corps

@Topgooner01 3 года назад

Not the US Marine Corps, that is the Royal Marines with the white pith helmets. The US Marine uniform is based on the Royal Marines uniform, hence some similarities.

@gugenberg342 3 года назад

Newrmind. Aye.

@jimcook3448 3 года назад

Only have to look at the stripes on the sleeve to see it's UK, not them upsidedown yankees

@arghjayem 3 года назад

@@jimcook3448 they are neither US Marines nor British Royal Marines. They are a civilian performance group called Top Secret from SWITZERLAND. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_Secret_Drum_Corps

@jimcook3448 3 года назад

@@arghjayem the ones with the feathers in their hats are, but I'm talking about the guys In the white pith helmets. They are Royal Marines, not civilians

@demandedsoul7603 3 года назад

@@arghjayem the ones in the white helmets are HM royal marines ???

@danielc7773 3 года назад

Perfectly synchronised movement and percussion is hypnotic. Couldn't tell you how long that video lasted, I was zoned all the way out.

@markdavies6620 3 года назад

what makes this so special is, these guys are soldiers first and foremost, primarily they are a fighting force, their pride in being Royal Marines is unquestionable, and totally evident in how they synchronize so flawlessly.

@FU2Max 3 года назад

Im very proud to say that my cousin is in the Royal Marines Band service.

@peteranddorothybowles5428 3 года назад

Good lad, I had a family member in the band when in Deal kent Showing my age Take care and gd luck to your cousin

@FU2Max 3 года назад

@@peteranddorothybowles5428 That was a little while ago :) That's very kind of you, thank you.

@JonathanReynolds1 3 года назад

I saw Top Secret Drum 🥁 Corps when I went to the Edinburgh Military Tattoo in 2009. They were amazing ! The U.S. Marines had a guest role that year and were great too !

@soulbrother08 3 года назад

Sends shivers down the spine when you hear their drums,have marched along side some of these guys when I used to be in the City of Nottingham Drum& trumpet corps,we got selected with other bands from around the UK.We marched out of horse guards parade with a pipe band we played a number then the pipe band played a number as we marched down the mall,then had to mark time part way down,then you could hear the roar of their drums coming from a side street off the mall,then they took the lead and proceeded to march and take turns playing down the mall and through the gates of Buckingham Palace to take the salute from the Duke of Gloucester (i think) was back in the 70's as I was still in school,amazing day never to be forgotten.

@MrTrilbe 3 года назад

6:20 As a Brit can i say that we are over the war of independence, though there might be a slight tremble of our stiff upper lips at the thought of that poor poor Tea, but please can you lot give the Royal Marines their Uniforms back, it's been 238 years! (you can keep the underwear and socks though) ;)

@TheEclecticBeard 3 года назад

🤣🤣 You sure you don't want the underwear and socks as well?

@1969kingperry 3 года назад

It’s only been since 1802 that the Royal Marines have worn a blue uniform, before that it was red and before that it was yellow of the duke of Albany’s maritime regiment of foot 1664 So my maths to this date is 219 years 😂

@katerinakemp5701 2 года назад

🤣🥰🤣

@nuttysquirrel8574 3 года назад

Dude - FYI: Due to the fact that the US & UK Marine Corps have so many Battle Honours between them they split the world in two for their Corps crests. The US Marines have the Western Hemisphere and the British Marines have the Eastern half. I served, for 9yrs, in Her Majestys Royal Marines Band and was proud to march-play behind/with THE best side drummers in the world. No country/military unit does 'pomp' better than us Brits and no Brits do it better than HM Royal Marines Band although, tbf, the Swiss guys are pretty decent also!!

@stevenrabson937 2 года назад

Wow...fair play sir. How has this comment got now response or likes 👏👏👏

@nuttysquirrel8574 2 года назад

@@stevenrabson937 Thanks for your comment. Well, up to 5 now so not all bad!!!!! But, like life, win some - lose some!!! Best Wishes NS.

@didgerb72 2 года назад

Total respect Royal. I was RCT Maritime on Mexeflote Rafts and Landing Craft. Attached to 3rd Commando Brigade RM from 90 to 93. Top guts you bootnecks, and other Royal Marines.

@saxav88 2 года назад

You weren't the bugler that stood right outside my room and woke me up every morning at 0600 for 6 months at RM Depot Deal 1973 were you ?

@nuttysquirrel8574 2 года назад

@@saxav88 LOL!!! No, that was my brother!! In 1973 I had long Passed Out of J Wing, Deal (VERY fond memories) and was, at that time, serving aboard HMS Ark Royal. My last, very sad, visit to Deal was in 1989 to attend the funeral services of 6 (of the eleven) bandies who got blown up by the ira - a very moving memorial in the huge church in North Barracks.

@mrme5483 3 года назад

That's not the Royal Marines with the feathers they are the Swiss drummers, amazing

@paulbantick8266 3 года назад

Like to see those Swiss do the same on a sling rather than a yolk-attached drum...And also try march at the same time.

@chrisnolte2277 3 года назад

@@paulbantick8266 thus is a concert hall on stage... watch them on RU-vid and they March as well. By the way, these guys are volunteers and plain everyday citizens, having no connection to the military...

@paulbantick8266 3 года назад

@@chrisnolte2277 I was an Army Cadet in my early to mid-teens and we marched with side drums slung over the shoulder a la those Marines. Not only were we kids, but we (as was the Boys Brigade, Sea Cadets Scouts, etc) were all volunteers too.

@nigelpilgrim4232 3 года назад

That's just what I'm thinking , those floppy hats with large pink feathers certainly ain't the Royal Marines !!!! 😁🤔 Royal Marines are probably coming after them... .

@SteamboatWilley 3 года назад

Yeah, the guys in the big floppy hats with the feathers are the top secret drum corps from Switzerland. The Royal Marines band will be the chaps in pith helmets.

@petermclelland7869 3 года назад

Got to watch Top Secret at Edinburgh Military Tattoo. I was there and watching it live was amazing.

@zollykod2541 3 года назад

I'm reduced to tears. Tears of awe, tears of pride. There are no more words.

@Whippy99 3 года назад

This makes me so proud to be British. My brother in law is in the Royal Navy so we have seen this level of expertise quite a few times!

@janflaherty3819 3 года назад

This is Britain and Switzerland... Amazing ❤️

@theoraclerules5056 3 года назад

The Top Secret Drum 🥁 Corps of the Swiss 🇨🇭 Army, based in Basel, 🇨🇭 have cooperated on numerous occasions appearing together in joint-musical demonstrations with the Drum 🥁 Section of the Royal 🇬🇧 Marines Band, previously in many locations around the world!

@TheDagda1000 3 года назад

Royal Marines bandsmen also double up with duties as: medical orderlies, ambulance drivers, chemical decontamination.

@paddymallory4080 3 года назад

Yep! But still exceptional fighting men

@Drummer2020 3 года назад

@@paddymallory4080 you can see the modern musicans all have recent campaign medals. I served in the band a long time ago and amongst other excitment i went to the Falklands war as part of a medical team. I have just written a book about it which will be published in the summer called The Band that Went to war.

@seangannon193 3 года назад

The royal marines band (orchestra really) is something we are very proud of in the UK, and all of these drummers are on active service not just a showpiece for the regiment. in my opinion the best soldiers in the world as a man, hence why the SBS and SAS get most of their men from the royal marines and the paras

@samdanneau8053 2 года назад

The sas don't get any from the royal marines they go in the sbs

@jamesevans938 2 года назад

@@samdanneau8053 some go on to be SBS and some go on to be SAS yes more royal marines go in to the SBS than the SAS but some do still go in to the SAS

@samdanneau8053 2 года назад

@@jamesevans938 rm go in the sbs there are no rm in sas rm,s from the sbs might work with the sas in a joint operations it's army in sas and navy and rm in sbs

@jamesevans938 2 года назад

@@samdanneau8053 so what your telling me is that their are no royal marines in the SAS not even in the SAS boat troops i find that very hard to believe

@samdanneau8053 2 года назад

@@jamesevans938 did u read my reply yes there is no rm in the sas , sas is army not navy listen joint operations they maybe attached that's like saying is there paras in the sbs I'm ex army I know and evan if I wasn't Google would tell u

@jamiemarsden3823 Год назад

The Electric Beard: I cant play any instruments but, I can play the radio :) funniest thing i've ever heard lmfao XD

@karlburkes6399 3 года назад

Guys in the white pith helmets band of the Royal Marines for sure, played at my son’s passing out parade when he became a Royal…

@tonymobbs7738 3 года назад

i spent 5 years in the air training corps (ATC) 4 of those years i spend in the marching band (ceremonial duties) and i actually played the snare drums (the drums in this video) hearing that unique snare drum sound again gave me chills ...i was no where at this level ..but i wish i was

@markfrudd735 3 года назад

As an ex drum line, unless you have done this, you don;t know how hard it is to get muscle memory to do this, Hundreds of hours doing exactly the same cadence work. Loved it.

@TopDrumCorps 3 года назад

“As an ex Drumline”😂

@15Indianajon 3 года назад

Its amazing what these two groups can do I was lucky enough to see the Secret drum Corps at the Edinburgh Tattoo years ago and they were jaw dropping. Its hard to believe its a volunteer group who practice in their spare time. The medal you were looking at I think is the liberation of Kuwait medal although it is hard to see in the light so could be wrong. The uniforms probably look so similar because you like to copy us so much ;-p Great video by the way!

@pipbaxter5286 3 года назад

Yes, a mixture of bands. The amazingly fast drummers with feathered black hats, at the end, are Swiss.

@rmdave1965 3 года назад

You could tell you was into viewing that as you were quiet for a while before passing comment. They are both superb,one difference is that Top secret are civilian not military. Check out the Edinburgh Tattoo on RU-vid theres lots more of them performing in the castle courtyard. Plus the massed pipes and drums! I had tickets a few years back,nighttime, flood lit,it gives you goosebumps. Best night ever!

@jamiewarne9066 3 года назад

"Ooh rah ooh rah ooh rah hay, over the hill with the swords of 1000 men!" Certainly helps gets you geared up for it!

@bigmull 3 года назад

Regards to a "Coastie" from a Limey Rpyal Navy Medical Assistant(Corpsman),thank you for your Service.

@markhutton6824 3 года назад

When you said US that is the British Royal Marines.. the guys in the floppy hats are the top secret... At 16... the Royal Marines did a musical and drum presentation our school... to this day 33 years later... noise in our largest hall was intense and the precision of the drumming was spectacular, I still get chills thinking about it now. When you have a load of jaded 15 and 16 year olds sat in silence rapt in the performance and each end there was spontanious standing ovations... if were thinking of joining up then it was a good for them but for an hour we had a spectacle of precision.

@petergriggs5662 2 года назад

Just remember, the Royal Marines were formed in 1664 🇬🇧. Highly trained and disaplined soldiers not just fantastic musicians.

@newton18311 Год назад

Older than America.

@darkiee69 3 года назад

TSDC aren't professional players, they have "real" everyday jobs and do this for fun as a hobby. And they were among the first non military, non commonwealth bands to get invited to the play at the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo

@Mabsdisco 2 года назад

They are amazing too.

@-TomH 3 года назад

You should react to, 13 hours that saved britain, the battle of Britain. Good insight for you if you like military content.

@tobicain7816 3 года назад

if you loved this then i highly suggest checking out the 'Edinburgh Military Tattoo' Tattoos (military bands) from the British armed forces and visiting forces from other countries descend upon Edinburgh castle to perform. its honestly one of the most spectacular things you could witness. really hoping to see it in person one of these years. and as an EX sea cadet who used to play the snare drum in the band i can tell you this stuff....is impossibly hard... like i got excited when i learnt a cheap little stick trick, then seeing this? really puts you in your place.

@shaunwest7535 3 года назад

Glad you loved it. My Kid Brother was a Royal Marine Band Drummer-Bugler. They train so hard and it is awesome to see live.

@christinestromberg4057 3 года назад

That first band is the Top Secret Drum Corps a drum corps based in Basel, Switzerland. With 25 drummers and color guard section, the corps became famous for its demanding six-minute routine performed at the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo in 2003. The ones in the white helmets would be the Royal Marines.

@davidhoward5392 3 года назад

The band of her majesty's Royal Marines, the best military band in the world..All wonderful professional musicians

@jamespickersgill8416 3 года назад

That was very impressive on all counts, but those Swiss drummers are next level and the uniform is fantastic.

@alanshave8010 3 года назад

Yeah the Swiss are good but thats all they do, they are not Military, the Royal Marines are servicemen in the British armed forces .

@wanderer5581 3 года назад

@@alanshave8010 A historically neutral country that has better things to do than military exercises !!

@derbyphoter 3 года назад

White pith helmets are the helmets of the Royal Maine's in ceremonial dress, and they are the band of the Royal marines.

@custardavenger 3 года назад

Knowing just how hard these guys in each group practice is one thing but that final piece playing together is another level, they didn't get much practice on that at all.

@stevecarter8810 3 года назад

As a Brit I was admiring the Swiss but then the tone of the British snares felt like coming home. I guess it's from hearing that older style growing up in the 70s

@anthonyhaylock6655 3 года назад

The precision of these drumming routines are amazing

@megansmith1966 3 года назад

these guys are at the top level of skill and dedication, a joy to watch and hear.

@WreckerRC 3 года назад

The Top Secret guys are drum Corps style and perform in Pipe and Drum Tattoos. They are not Royal Marine affiliated, but do support each other as musicians.

@helenbailey8419 3 года назад

I can play the radio😂😂😂

@allandavis8201 2 года назад

When you stopped @ about 4:00+ minutes and said it was awesome I couldn’t help but smile 😊 and think 💭 “you haven’t seen anything yet EB”, hold onto your socks 🧦 and be prepared to get blown away.

@stephen3906 2 года назад

I was at that concert! It was part of the Lord Mountbatten concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London! The concert is held every year and the music is performed by the massed bands of the Royal Marines. I will be there again this year! Never fails to disappoint.

@chrystpick7741 2 года назад

I was in UK army cadets and played I their corps of drums. The amount of hours I spent tapping and playing with drumsticks is unreal. But when your up there lead drummer in your best kit it's a feeling you will never get again.

@MrEddHard 3 года назад

The guys on stage are Swiss. Royal marines are the chaps in the stands.

@MrEddHard 3 года назад

I should learn to comment at the end of a video

@laurentschaer2864 3 года назад

Yes from Basel Switzerland !

@margaretnicol3423 3 года назад

@@MrEddHard 😉 We've all done that.

@myview5840 3 года назад

Hence they got to look extra dashing by sporting a feather hat

@steveellis9065 3 года назад

The first drummers are not Swiss, they are Royal Marines and have appeared on Britain’s got Talent

@bigmull 3 года назад

You should check out the Royal Marines Beating the Retreat.

@richardraymond878 3 года назад

Rarely heard, if ever

@ashleywetherall 3 года назад

I've seen them live at The Royal Albert hall a couple of times. They were unbelievable..

@anoldfogeysfun 3 года назад

From what I can remember, Alan, I am sure that the Top Secret Drum Corp are all musicians, while the RM band are basically also trained soldiers at the same time. For a better perspective of the RM Band for you. I would suggest you watching/reacting to one or two videos of them playing as "massed bands" as they come down the Mall towards Buckingham Palace . . . Now those videos of them marching and playing are indeed something to behold with their multiple drum lines out in front!

@richardraymond878 3 года назад

Excellent

@taffman1 3 года назад

The Top Secret Drum Corp are amatuers, ranging from shop keepers to plumbers to office workers etc.

@user-ir7os6wh1w 3 года назад

I am a drummer/bugler in the Royal Marines (though not in the video, different band) but have met the TSDC on a different occassion in Basel. They are not musicians but ordinary people having full time jobs and playing drums in their free time. Though many had drumming experience in their army as part of their mandatory service. We are also military trained, but not commando trained like the RM Commandos. Cheers

@Photoshotgun 3 года назад

Experiencing them live in person at the Edinburgh Tattoo Festival is an amazing experience I will always cherish. Goosebumps every time.

@grantpaterson1016 3 года назад

Interesting fact on Swiss armed forces: They are traditionally unrecognised, even in antiquity, yet Swiss Pike were one of the most sought after and highest paid mercenary forces in Medieval Europe.

@joolzc3776 3 года назад

Including the Vatican! But now its mostly Italian born with swiss connection through swiss relatives!

@DruncanUK 3 года назад

Swiss navy is pretty badass too! 🤣

@grantpaterson1016 3 года назад

@@DruncanUK hahahahaha

@penningtonlfc 3 года назад

as cpt richard sharpe of the rifle's would say:ok for guarding a piss pot in the vatican.

@anthonywilson4873 3 года назад

@@DruncanUK Never lost a ship and no-one ever challenged their Navy.

@comedywriter8408 2 года назад

You need to watch the Edinburgh Royal Military Tattoo. Set in Edinburgh Castle in Scotland, it has an atmosphere second to none. And if the grand finale with all the bands and performers coming together to play and sing Auld Lang Syne doesn't leave a lump in your throat, nothing will. I'm sure you will love it.

@rmstitanic8163 2 года назад

Royal Marines. Best in the world. Professionals in all their fields. As are all our British military. 👍🇬🇧

@norahdenovan8658 Год назад

Just plain& simply, bloody brilliant ❤️

@gazza2933 2 года назад

I'm ex Royal Air Force but I believe The Band of HM Royal Marines to be the finest military band in the UK. 🇺🇸 🇬🇧

@chrisg1234fly 2 года назад

What I like about this is that it's sooo out of the box for RM's to do this almost non-ceremonial stuff that they excel at, drumming from both ends of the spectrum.

@ffotograffydd 3 года назад

Many moons ago I was at the same base as the Band Of HM Royal Marines Commander-In-Chief Fleet, before it was disbanded. I lost count of the number of times I woke up to the sound of the drummers and buglers practicing on the tennis court next to my barrack block. Always a treat, even when they’ve woken you up and you’re on nights!

@Chris_GY1 3 года назад

Royal Marines in the white helmets and Top Secret drum corps with the feathers who have appeared at The Edinburgh Military Tattoo with other British and foreign military bands. This looks like The Mountbatten Festival of Music at The Royal Albert Hall in London.

@jamescopeland8050 3 года назад

If you quite enjoyed this, you would also enjoy the segment called "Pandemonium" from the London Olympics 2012 opening ceremony. Highly recommend it!

@amandapryar4675 Год назад

What I loved about the video is when the secret corps moved to allow the marines to enter centre stage the S.C danced their way off and the R.M marched on! I have to admit that the difference was so stark that I had to laugh 😂 because it's the difference between sweet and sour!/ The choice is yours!🥁🥁🥁 I'm British and I have to say that the drums resonated through out my body

@rows10 3 года назад

Watch "Black light drum display" The Royal Marines Drum Corps drumming in darkness under UV lights.

@IanMcc1000 3 года назад

I love the "I think my Drumstick smells" move, and the "Both my Drumsticks stink" move! I played snare drum in a marching band but I was so bad I had to play without actually hitting the drum, so nobody could tell how off beat I was.

@myview5840 3 года назад

Yeah i wasn't very good either

@Simon-hb9rf 3 года назад

i always called it "the moustache Move" and always will :)

@peteallen82 3 года назад

The guys with the white feathers in their hats are Swiss Drum Corps. The white pith helmets are Royal Marines.

@glenostick3979 3 года назад

Many thanks for this one the skills are fantastic. I had to watch the original after watching your reaction video, in return have a search using "The Band and Bugles of the Light Division". the first video is only about 6 minutes. Both the drum and bugle was used by the British Army to control troops. Drums are used by the heavy infantry regiments while the light infantry used the bugle as they move faster as you will see on the video.

@tonynorman6642 2 года назад

The dedication and hours of training it must take to be this good. I cant imagine how long it takes to be this good

@TopDrumCorps 2 года назад

To be a part of top secret, it would for most people take 3-6 years to be at that level

@oliverbrookes27 3 года назад

If you notice the Swiss have drumsticks in holders on the drums. If one of them drops a stick it will be replaced before you can blink.

@steverpcb 3 года назад

One of the sticks in the holder is actualy a piccolo !

@TopDrumCorps 3 года назад

Good observation but that’s not really anything special. That’s a standard thing Across all respectable drumlines

@robertdeakin2428 2 года назад

Had the privilege of seeing the Top Secret drum core at Edinburgh Tattoo 2018, the noise is spine tingling.

@TopDrumCorps 2 года назад

Corp*

@raywilkie8587 3 года назад

The Guys are a Non Military Group called 'Top Secret ' Drummers from Switzerland, I was fortunate to see them live at the Edinburgh Tattoo, I was also treated to the second Group who ARE Royal Marines when I our Flying Unit was based with them - Superb!

@aidiess 3 года назад

unless I am gravely mistaken, this is the Royal Swiss secret drum corp !! I saw them at the Military Tattoo in Edinburgh Castle a few years back !

@marconi460 3 года назад

No they are just the Top Secret Drum Corp, but are of course Swiss and they do get around.

@ceeb2275 3 года назад

The medal/ribbon was the Iraq medal, with the Queens Diamond and Gold Jubilees, I saw the Swiss Army Drum Corp at the Edinburgh Tattoo a few years a back, truly stole the show, however nothing beat the US Marine Silent Drill Team. that blew me away. As a former UK Submariner/Army Medic. that Silent drill team was the best thing I've seen.

@lunalaws 3 года назад

Watching all the military drummers at Prince Phillip's funeral was also an absolute privilege. I recommend watching that.

@combatsurfers 3 года назад

My favourite comment was, they were so in sync playing with each other, you gotta love it.

@JonathanReynolds1 3 года назад

Edinburgh have their Military Tattoos every August up in the Castle grounds. They have repeated shows each day while the Fringe Festival is on. During the festival in the whole month of August there will be big name comedians performing throughout the city.

@sguk6673 3 года назад

Royal Marines and Royal Marines commandos are born from each other . The history and discipline of the RM shows right there. Green lid was the next step... as a bootneck I respect the band 👌 and for their service.. like this elec beard rocks UK funnies . Stay safe stay strong both sides pond 😋🍻

@krissie8393 3 года назад

You really need to watch The Edinburgh Tattoo

@randy8897 3 года назад

to say this is stunning is an understatment, i can't put into words how awesome this is! thanks for finding this and thanks for sharing it ,

@b4n4n4m4n71 3 года назад

The first set of drummer are the Top Secret Drum Core (from Switzerland). The second set of drummers are the HM (Her Majesties) Royal Marines Corps of Drums (part if the UK Military). The Royal Marine Band used to be based in the ancient town of Deal in Kent (where I grew up). Now HM Royal Marines Band is based in Portsmouth.

@nicolagale1647 3 года назад

Two sections of the band are also based at Lymptone and Plymouth (I use Plymouth loosely because they are just over the water in Torpoint at HMS Raleigh. I often go down to Lympstone to watch the Lympstone Band when they hold open rehearsals, always great entertainment.

@dinger40 3 года назад

The Royal Machines appear at min 5.28, it was the Secret Drum Corps before that

@arzemagic 3 года назад

I’m not much of an army person but that give me the shivers it was so good

@jimparlett4099 3 года назад

Never let a Royal Marine hear you discribe them as "army". They are a branch of the Royal Navy, and proud of their tradition and history. Of course, they fight on land alongside army units, but you'll also find a detachment of Marines on most Navy ships, and they are expect at boarding other vessels, searching for drugs, guns and illegal immigrants.

@arzemagic 3 года назад

@@jimparlett4099 I never said I was anti army .And I appreciate they do some good work I’m also not very much of a cricket person or a rugby person

@michaeljackson2838 3 года назад

1st rule of reaction vids, know your bands! LOL Google the Top Secret drum corps and find out they are all part timers from Basel in Switzerland.

@richcowan9370 3 года назад

I love this guy. So respectful.

@johnhardwick8771 3 года назад

The first group of soldiers was Top Secret from Switzerland, second group of soldiers Royal Marine Company.

@adriancollingwood2983 3 года назад

Love the Royal Marines band. The corps of drums are something else. Dad is a Former Royal Marine and tells tales of the drummers practicing on anything.. especially the radiators downstairs, when he trying to sleep 😂

@aanunkitch2426 2 года назад

The guys drumming in the cool feathered hats aren't Royal Marines. They are the Top secret drum corps based in Basel Switzerland.

@brianosullivan5317 3 года назад

If your interested in this kind of thing look at the Royal Tournament which Was sadly stopped by the UK Government.

@brianosullivan5317 3 года назад

The feather hats are the Top Secret Drum Corps, the white pith hats are the Royal Marines.

@AD270479 3 года назад

Can't really blame the government m8, it was losing more money than it was making. Ticket sales were dropping each year, and when costs had to be cut, I'd rather they cut costs with things like this, instead of cutting costs in our defences.

@bigmull 3 года назад

@@brianosullivan5317 white Wolsley pattern helmet

@brianosullivan5317 3 года назад

@@AD270479 I was serving in the Army all the way through the Options for change that cut a third of the armed forces even after it had been stopped, yes it lost money but was the biggest recruiting tool the MoD had.