GSU arrangements fit their style of playing and it works for them. I like the style they play in it works for them. Different. Just like their field shows different
This is a good ass battle BECAUSE....both of these bands are respecting each other....GSU and TxSU are not push overs to lay your horns down on...they have their own styles....they are true to who they are...it's that simple !!!
this is one of the best band musician comments of the year both bringing smoke without stepping out of who they are...some of these other bands sound so identical u can literally close your eyes on half these vids and u wouldnt know what band is playing except for their signature songs
Let me say this I looooove Grambling. World Faaaaamed Family here. I enjoyed both bands. I enjoyed what TSU brought to the bar b que. And I feasted on what Grambling brought to the main course. Two different styles both gave you something to eat and get full from. Loved it.
These two performed well. Small issues from both but just like everyone else in the swac small issues but you can see the improvement from both schools both have a great future ahead ahead you can tell gsu numbers will be nice again next season hopefully they can get like 2004 status with 290-300 members . But these two performed well. The fifth didn't disappoint and was imo one of the better SWAC fifths this year. Next to GSU vs JSU.
Txsu really cleaned up alot honestly they have jumped up big time in my band rankings. Grambling sound good too they just need better arrangements. I believe if they add somebody extra to the staff it will be better. Txsu for the W.
Naw, GSU arrangements are perfect for their style. Kind of like a Bethune Cookman. Very balanced. Not overly simplified, perfect for volume and quality.
@@DrRDW right it's the perfect balance flr their style without EXTRA NOISE THST BANDS ADD THAT EXTRA MIDDLE PARTS AND A LOUD BTONE BLOWING PART FOR NO reason ..the arrangements are nice
Ok now I know folks have their own opinions but tbh this was a good battle. You can hear the improvement in each band each week. They're getting better weekly. GSU has been more consistent yes, but this battle here is one of the best battles I've seen all season honestly. Both of these bands did well. Txsu nor GSU sounded bad at all nor was this a one sided battle an song selections were great for a homecoming battle. Good job ocean an WF and good luck with the rest of y'all season.
Killa Kev great unbiased video bro, I'm sure I speak for alot of folks that can't possibly make it to these games for whatever reason.....We appreciate all that you do, I know this level of quality isn't cheap....Thank you Sir
TxSU got this one, song selection and just overall sound. Im very very impressed! Grambling is no slouch but I think TxSU was just ON. Coming from a TnSU fan..#AoB
I like both bands for different reason... was leaning towards a tie but GSU started to bore me as the battle wore on. So slight edge to TxSU.. Great job to both bands.
i agree it was good to hear some substance in a band battle for once...cuz all these rap songs sound alike so when bands play them i dont be knowing wth they playing half the time
Both bands sound good. Gram back to they glory days and the ocean bringing it harder than they did at crank fest. I’m a give to the ocean cause I’m from Houston
i see tconn finally caught stride in this battle...the best yall been all year...build on that and add numbers and i expect big things from yall in 2020
What does THAT BAD mean?? They were half bad or half good in the middle that word that bad can mean alot and not on a good level because that bad is the in the middle of just ok I'll accept it
That's where I disagree only advantage Jsu and Su had on Txsu was Numbers if they had numbers trust and believe they would be right with Jsu and Su. As small as they are I watched and witness Txsu go for blow for with the Big Dawgs! Just need more numbers that's it especially more trumpets.
@@AFLive That's jus yo opinion and which u r entitled too .I think both Bands did well And I think Ocean played THEIR lil hearts out in 5th quarter..But a smaller band can never play better than a larger band and also I know Gram was the better band on Nov 2,2019
@@AFLive Some ppl dnt even look at clips and reply and if more ppl from tsu looks at the clips bc yall fans don't Travel very well at why not more TxSo fans look at the clips and commented and Gramfam side was over crowed so they left their comments on the field. Bc Alot of Gram fans saw it in live .while ocean fans watched the clips .I really dnt care BC #WF was voted to participate in the Honda Battle of the Bands 2020 n ATL .so why wasn't Ocean voted this year to participate in the Honda Battle of the Bands ..That's right yall Alumni ,Student Body and fans jus didnt see yall that good ..Maybe that's why u r shitn n yo britches ova this lil few ocean fans comments sayn yall was better than #WF .Get Real yall still a couple of years away !!.🤪🤪
@@travisjohnson057 TxSU is always missing trumpets since I don't when. Seems like whoever is writing is doing a good job helping fill the trumpet void with the mellows. Last year, the high brass was completely swallowed up by the Btones.
@@mjgabriel9743 yea we have to compensate our arrangements for the trumpets...our last section was 2014 even tho we had trumpet players in2016 but not a true section...if we ever can get those 2006 type trumpet numbers we would be good
@@travisjohnson057 why are we're missing trumpets? And why aren't our numbers where they need to be like the other bands. Is the band program not getting funded properly? I'm a TXSU alumnus and an Houstonian and this has been a concern for some years now about our band program. Not enough scholarships going out? Because we should easily have numbers like SU and JSU especially being one of the best hbcus and one of the two main hbcus in Texas and being in Houston (4th largest city) smh
Txsu just like GSU is almost back to their traditional form. I wonder if Haymer is still involved in Txsu program because their new arrangements are on point! GSU has that 7.1 channel surround sound going on this season! Lol
@@DrRDW no there was not any involvement. He never was on campus to be hired by administration. The arrangements are nothing like southern. The Ocean doesn't use extreme or many cluster chords between trombones or euphoniums like su. Lack of trumpets is a numbers problem. Some of it has to with where they've been recruiting the heaviest vs getting INTO Texas Southern University. Our standards are different now and so is our cost of attendance. I was taught by original Ocean of Soul members like Sam Jackson, the founder Ben Butler and Ronald Thornton rip. No su alum should ever be hired at 3100 Cleburne. Period.
Surprisingly Texas Southern actually sounds somewhat collegiate now. Nice improvements made by them. They’re finally beginning to sound like a college band. Not enough to warrant a W in this battle but I must say they impressed me a bit more than they have before. Grambling with the clear W though.
Dajon Hunter how? They’re JUST NOW starting to sound like a collegiate band. But they still can’t handle that sound across that field bruh. Grambling is way cleaner, way more balanced, and overall sounds much better.
Rnd 1: TSU > GSU Rnd 2: TSU > GSU Rnd 3: GSU > TSU (but barely. Only cause GSU played a song I don't usually hear.) Rnd 4: TSU > GSU Rnd 5: TSU > GSU (If GSU would have started the song the way it ended, I might've given it to GSU.) Rnd 6: TSU > GSU (TSU came in really confident with that first note. Impressive! Whatever GSU played in response needs to be scrapped!) Rnd 7: No winner (I don't too much like the song TSU played, even tho it killed GSU with Technicality. I'd give GSU credit, but I hear that song wayyyy too much.) Rnd 8: DRAW (I'm not particularly interested in Rap songs played by marching bands. But TSU smashed it. GSU started great, but held on to the song wayyyy too long whereas the best parts BEEN over! I was especially dissatisfied that the Tubas. The Bass was extremely lost and nowhere to be found. SURELY everyone is not playing with all those horns in the stands!) Rnd 9: DRAW (TSU introduced what seemed to be a great arrangement then went into a Tuba feature. Played a basic few bars then went back into a Tuba Feature. STOP SELECTING SONGS LIKE THIS! IF ALL THERE IS IS A BEAUTIFUL INTRODUCTION and the rest is stretching the song with a Tuba feature so you can build to the 16 bar Crank Section into an outro, IT'S NOT A SONG TO PLAY AND SHOULDN'T BE IN YOUR BOOK! Okay, MAYBE, but you shouldn't have more than 3 of these! As far as GSU, them tubas so muddy and sad. They need serious work. They should lose on this alone.) WINNER: Texas Southern
So I guess folks not allowed to have opinions every Battle tsu has you on the same shit let ppl have their own opinion we all know you're a ocean lfan we get it.
@@aaronbuggs5173 Thank you it is only another opinion. People have trolled GSU for 15 years and we took it with pride, don't be a bitch now when you ride in the same boat.My bad Aaron not intended to you, but tazzkid because he is only a fucking kid.
Both sound better. Grambling has come a long way. Work on stamina... Again lip slurs and btone missed notes. Ocean good job cleaning up and working on phrasing and intonation and articulation, especially on Liberian Girl. Euphoniums work on better intonation. Trumpets work on tone... Lip slurs I cannot preach that enough. Both bands sound more like ensembles now.
Slight edge to GSU, even though they lacked energy. I liked what TSU was trying to do, but too much screeching, amongst other issues. Overall, it was a boring battle.
I was at the game and WF definitely won this battle. But it was a great battle and both bands were respectful to one another and both bands sounded awesome!
Nah u tripping I wouldn't say all dat, this only proves my point. Ppl really out to down the ocean. Yes this been a tight year for em but I'm sure they will be back to normal next year. Txsu was not bad at all this year, they just need sum numbers and mo solid arrangements.
LFB Please do not spread lies. The band was smaller by 20/30 people because everyone didn’t travel to the game. And TSU band has stayed the same size all season before and after the Gib change. Don’t go around spreading BS you don’t know about it.
@@Khaidenkash9 mann stop making up stuff didn't nobody leave after he left. The band is the same exact size when he was there.I been watching these people all year
@@KillaKevProd exactly and this a txsu vs gsu battle nothing about jstate in here yes gram not on jstate level yet but gram sound damn good...big improvement for that program
travisjohnson057 I know who’s in this video I bring up who I wana bring up. I don’t like grams version. Jsu version better. My comment had absolutely nothing to do with the program it self because o think gram is actually really great . They on the come up fr. But they version of HOT just not it. 🤷🏾♂️
Yes they played it on the field few weeks ago too great arrangement too. GSU played that at 2009 bayou classic botb their second song. It was mixed with invented sex
@@TazzKId dude they was dancing and all STFU we all know you're weak ass a ocean fan you comment on everything the ocean has. STFU and worry about your own program fool. STFU. You troll like the ones trolling Txsu STFU
