The Jukebox should be charged with child abuse. Put on headphones and really listen to both bands. Dega is good and they play whole notes loud. Southern is showing off all them 5 star recruits. Shit ain't even close!
truperfection85 don't see how when SU constantly breaking phrases i give em both a thumbs up but far as having the more superior arrangements I can't agree with that at all
Anshan Hall So TC has better arrangements than the Juke? Better yet who has better arrangements than the Juke. I say nobody, they are a step ahead of everyone.
Regardless of which band was the loudest, Southern played the best as far as versatility and precision, but much respect to Talladega College. I see a good future for them if the college continues to support their program. They have a lot of potential, and it,s always good to have another good band join the ranks. More fun for everybody involved.
TC has come a long way wow... There were times y'all actually sounded great. Defending champ, SU, takes the win. It's The Human Jukebox. This is who they've always been. Southern really sounds good though man show out y'all 🎼🎶🎺🎷🎭📻
Just happened to come upon this video and this is my first time seeing talladega (i marched in 99')....to be honest, i didnt know talladega had a band?, but they sound pretty decent...they kind of remind me of MoB before they were disbanded....hope there school can field a football team and not just play at band shows...OAN, both bands sound good, but SU with their last 3 to 4 arrangments were unreal to say the least...in the end, its always good to hear good bands in the stands
Perfect.. Both bands loud so this is a battle of Sound, Quality and selection, and I gotta give it to Southern hands down.. Their arrangements are far more superior. But it was very smart of Tc to locate themselves closer to the crowd at the bottom of the bleachers almost at eye level.. Even if Southern and Tc were at the Exact same volume, Location, Location location is Key. They're damn near right in front of the crowd, while Southern is further up and further back. Tc is very very good at being aware of where they position themselves to maximize their intensity. you gotta respect that about them.. Like at the Parades how they position their Btones to make sure nothing is in front of them and was 1 level off the ground.. I keep protesting so Southern can Understand It don't matter if you have the Baddest Band in America, If you're not in the right position and set up where you're fully heard, none of that matters and it defeats the Purpose.. I already know over all SU and TC are about equal when it comes to power, But TC placed themselves at an Advantage by being aware of the crowd and where to position themselves. This is Very important,. but again over all this was not a Power Battle but a Quality, Selection and Arrangement battle, so this def. goes to Su.
If only Dega was on the same level as SU & I mean that literally... Dega was damn near field level & still SU filled that stadium with full clean sound!!!! Not taking away from Dega at all I just think SU's sound will & has never ever been matched, Now a good battle for Dega would Be JSU.... Anybody agree????
personally think Dega should spend more time cleaning up their sound. They have improved, but still have a long way to go. The Boom has taken a stumble this year, but I still don't think is ready for them.I think TXSU would a good match-up for them.
Hmm, the Sonic Boom of the South is definitely my fan favorite for the swag factor alone. Yeah, their sound is not as powerful this year even though the band's numbers has grown significantly. I agree Dega should focus on cleaning up their sound, but I think they should find something they're good at and begin to build unique traditions. This is a highly defining factor of marching bands. One thing I like about Dega is their sectional horn flashes. They seem tight in that regard. That is something to remember them by.... TXSU, is a strong band.. But they would get malled by Taledega... Ijs...
+Guillermo Perry (Jp) You made some valid points. People underestimate TXSU. They can crank.IDK how they're looking this year. TC has so much potential but needs finessing and create their own identity. They feel like a baby Southern to me. Which isn't exactly a bad thing, but no one does SU better than SU lol. TC needs to improve dynamically and they will be fine. Alcorn,Southern, and Miles gave TC work.
I'm a member of 2007 Ocean and TC reminds me of us back then. We were just amazing back then. I've been missing that connection with TxSU lately because I know my band but when I hear TC, I envision how we used to sound.. Now put Prof Gib over TC and SU wouldn't stand a chance, hands down.Wait til fall 2016 tho and watch how Gib have my band sounding, just watch!
TC has improved. But they have a long way to go before they can hold a candle to SU. Volume isn't everything. SU has volume, but at the same time clean, and balanced(mostly lol). SU's arrangements are 2ND to none. I'm a die hard sonic boom fan, but SU is in a different area code than anyone else.
The fact that people are saying these bands sound alike is a huge discredit to Southern just based on band size alone. Southern is clearly the larger band here, but TC holds there own throughout. When I hear the "No Body Does It Better" intro it's like an atomic bomb of sound went off in my head. I simply love the power of that song. Still, my question for Talladega is: What in God's name are ya'll feeding those Baritone players!? They seem to out blow the entire band at times! #KudosDega!
SU is not the bigger band but they are the SUperior band. Arrangements, talent, volume, musicianship, drills, dance routines, dancing dolls. Southern is doing a former Juke (TCs band Director) a dam favor.
In actuality, no, 'Dega's not on the same level as SU. Dega is a band w/o a football team so, there is no prepping for next Saturday's game for them--where as SU and many other HBCUs do. If there was a full season for them, I think their band would be a lot better. I see a lot of bandheads and bandfans putting them down and constantly comparing them to SU and their drum majors to JSU's "J5". There is no comparison. But, keep in mind that they're fairly new at this--and still not afraid to battle a band like SU, who holds such a superior status among HBCUs. Not just anyone can get a chair in SU's band. Only the best of the best can earn a chair--where as Talladega is marching with 2nd & 3rd chair members. 'Recruiting hasn't picked up for them just yet. They receive their publicity by marching in other HBCU's events. For a beginner's band I think their pretty good. And, once their drum majors become more confident, they're gonna be something serious! So, I'll give it up for 'Dega because even as a beginner's band they are a lot better than HBCU's in weaker conferences (Stillman, Clark of Atlanta, Bowie State, Kentucky State, etc.)
listen to the sound and balance of the programs.... you can't deny su is the more established better band. tc loud right but when they fine tune their players. when they listen to each other, when they adjust their tuning as a program, they will be on a SU level. until then it's a great and loud program..
Su is way louder Dan dega look at how many rows bak n da stand dey is vs dega n listen to da last note Su echo lingers after dey stop, dega is a gd band just not on da level as Su. Dega is more like on a mentality of da Alcorn...Dega b blowing but n dis video dey more like blowing on certain parts also compare Su last note vs Dega first note dey way lower to me
lol just replying to your comment relating specifically to power/volume, SU no where NEAR matched Dega's power, thats factual. SU sounds muffled on here compared to Dega. You need some new headphones bro lol
Enjoyed the event, but this camera work is reckless. Why zoom in if you not gonna get the other band members? They not gonna get loader with a damn close-up.
I swear boi at 16:42 Su is on another level n dat arrangement is killing dey playing is awesome da White Horsemen killing shit echoes are everywhere n da back ground, but dega last song was murkin shit n song b fo dey last song dey played dega baritones hitting grown man notes
arnold Freeman it’ll always be like that if you got 50+ trumpets playing on the same chord or playing the same notes. JSU doesn’t follow another bands sound unlike dega they new to this they jumped in the game dick riding southern style JSU still uses 1st 2nd 3rd and 4th trumpets where maybe 10 trumpets playing the same thing!!! That’s why JSU is always mentioned as SU nemesis the articulation of their music is on another level also. Imma die hard JSU fan it’s #sonic #boom 4eva!!! But SU is my second best band hands down JSU and SU is unstoppable!! And even though I’m boom for life I’ll always keep it 100. Out of the last 100 battles between JSU and SU, SU probably up 60-40
Why would SU even give it there all against such a competitor Dega is getting better tho sounds like the Baritones are fighting for a spot in the band not apart of the music itself
they sure do. SU is actually stronger then them.. dega uses their euohoniums to push the power for the band..when su switch to the euohoniums they will have that same issue unless haymer balance out the section cause dega mellos are weak compared to previous years and trombones aren't strong at all and their tubas can't match su's tubas in volume
I don’t know what other people think my dega cause put on a fight deaf try sometimes su don’t try they just try to show off but don’t get me wrong they a good band and all but some people just put dega under the buss
Both were awesome but i really did enjoy TC performance better don't really understand why people are so negative to them but all in all great job by both bands