BandHead REACTS to Southern University Human Jukebox - Rocky Going the Distance - 2017 

Bill Conti is the writer of this master piece. He was a graduate of LSU. Bill Conti wrote many movie scores. Simmons did his own arrangement. Hint of a tempo issue no doubt. I heard worse from other bands. SU 2014-20 was iconic. I no longer watch these band videos anymore because everyone has an opinion and it's watered down. I do see this new spirit of hating on SU. Don't know when or how or why it's being done but nevertheless. When it comes to personality, originality, eras, and battles, and iconic band directors and longevity I call out three band programs: Southern Florida A&M Jackson State This is not to say other schools didn't have a decade that they owned. I'm speaking of 40 years day in and day out of the things I listed above. Grambling State, Alabama State, Norfolk State, Tennessee State, N. Carolina A&T, Bethune Cookman, Texas Southern. These schools have also had success. But I'm not Gen Z neither a millennial. So I don't have a skewed view of high school and college bands. I remember watching Jackson State live on Motown 30. Opening up the show. (you can RU-vid it for you young folk) But for "me" it's no longer fun. I understand these youtubers trying to get their views up. So hating on southern is starting to be the norm. Now that's not to say I'm not seeing cracks in the foundation but it's not deserving of bashing them and acting like some of these bands got some of their styles from the three bands that I have listed. I will challenge you all on this. Look at your local high schools and tell me who they mimic. It's been said through the ages. Often imitated, never duplicated. IMO.... 👍🏾🤷🏽‍♂️ Edit: not that KB hating but these other youtubers are...

This piece was a one and done for us.

The tbones were doing a decrescendo for the upper brass to play their section of the melody which is why you heard the decrease in sound

If you listen to Bill Conti’s arrangement you can’t help but be amazed by this . This was executed excellently.

You had to be at the game the heat it in person

This was the only time I remember they played it

KB...."Tempo"??? LOL...bro, no tempo issue. Maybe you gotta watch Rocky. LOL... its all good tho. Tell ya what, whoever was there in Memorial that night, know Jstate didn't play anything to top that during that 5th quarter.

We need this JUKEBOX PEN GAME BACK SO THEY CAN BACK TO SMASHING & DESTROYING THE SWAC

Rocky movie where it come from

You got to listen to the one that met played in the bandroom

Make the jukebox trumpets great again

Ian tryna hate but when you only hear brass instruments with at least 50 woodwinds is dynamics just playing your brass instrument low and then louder

KB watch the Going the Distance scene from Rocky 2 if you ever need to get amped up

He need to watch thay whole 5th

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It’s them bones who shady

Sounds like they just got the sheet music and need more rehearsal time

There were no tempo issues.

Its creeds intro

How u know the tempo if u don’t know the song?

Su might be ok this year they ready

I think A&t got did It better