Great video! The Massed Bands sounded amazing! Great to "Trafalgar"! My favorite!! The marches played were, 1) 0:34-The Mountbatten March 2) 4:13-HM Jollies 3) 8:38-Trafalgar 4) 12:36-Glorious Victory
Awesome. First time I saw the Band of the Royal Marines was in October of 1963 when they toured the U.S.A with th Black Watch. I believe it was the Royal Marine Tattoo.
@AKJC thanks so much for posting! The older I get the more I wonder at the abilities of the young men and women! I pray that there are no more cost savings by politicians, at the expense of these wonderful musicians(and their other duties), because they bring so much to this country! The sailors very much on point aswell. Thank you. Love the music so much👍👍👍👍👍. Best wishes from a sunny Cornwall.
As the daughter of a matlo my dad would have been bursting st the seams with pride always said he loved marching behind a royal marine band and his youngest brother was marine of the year don't know the year dad's gone now look it up Gordon Wilson marine of the year so proud of my military family
Got to see massed bands of Guard division with my mom back in 87. I grew up in highland regiment in Toronto . Back in 70' s we had tattoo at CNE 1 yr both massed bands came to tattoo that was awesome to watch. Also all commonwealth military marches same way as troops do in the UK
Last time I saw this event in person was 1984 (marching to HG in my case) I remember they played "Chimes of Liberty" , a march we do not hear nowadays . Led by Snr D.M Dawson.
@@delvinrodriguez3341 There is a very fine march called " Sergeant of Marines" by Sumner that is never played and can not be found (not by me anyway) I have it on an old LP and that is the only reference I have . Its a good solid march ,strange how its not used. Shrewsbury Fair is another old favorite on the RM that is still around but played much less now .
Ah, the Corps Drum Major Dave Dawson from the 1980's. Yes, he was an immaculate and competent Drum Major who was held in high regard throughout the Corps. The person holding that appointment nowadays is Corps Drum Major Chris Mace. You can see him leading the Massed Bands in the above video and he reminds me of Dave Dawson. Very similar in the way he marches and is also always immaculate and has a superb "Military Bearing"
Great bands Peaple these troops are trained combat ready military ready to deploy on short notice to put themselves in harms way to protect and save others who cannot but great musicians to boot
Why were we shown only the drums until just fleetingly at the very end? We could hear the bulk of the band very well, but it would have been nice to see the players who provided the tunes and harmony now and again.
@ 09:29 Lady copper grabbing some amazing video from close quarters. Hope her Super never saw her! But this is what the best of the best sounds and looks like. Nothing else like it anywhere. Well done the RMs.
It'd be good if we could stick to the subject of Beating Retreat and this subject, instead of others below sending everyone their best wishes, and all that nonsense, etc.
I marched many parades, inevitably behind the horses. Some parade sponsors with mounted units in their parade would have guys with shovels and a can on wheels to clean up after the horses. Others, you just played "dodge ball" as you marched.
And that ladies and gentlemen is how it's done. The swagger, the spacing, the musicianship all spectacular! The police horse on the left certainly enjoyed it, it was dancing at one point about two and a half minutes in. Bravo!
The Massed Bands of HM Royal Marines. A superb performance from the finest Military Band in the world. The precision of the marching by the Drum Majors and the rest of the Massed Bands is excellent, with the quality of the music simply outstanding. Faultless indeed !!
Being in a position of neutrality (happily extending equal love to the Massed Bands of the Marines and the Guards), I am in a safe position to compare the 2022 Beating Retreats, or at least their March-ons and March-offs. And? This was one thrilled and moved me the more of the two. (where "thrilled and moved" can be considered to boil down about 6 different quality factors). Maybe this one was less flashy ... but that is what I need right now. They just do the job ... and are what they are supposed to be! Bring on 2023 (God willing) for the "re-match"... (In any case, given the terrible cuts to the British bands in recent years, we take what we get and thank God for it) And, since we are bringing God into it (now for the third time), MILITARY bands should not really be a source of uplifting, heartwarming joy, should they? The Russian Zorya in Red Square had about as much joy in it as a squashed hedgehog on a road ... even before "all that" started. But our brave lads and lasses have it, playing ... have always had it. If anybody wants to account for that difference, I would be thrilled to hear where you think it comes from... Long may they continue to have it. In these horrible times, we offer thanks and blessings to ONE AND ALL...
Hi Sid Pheasant ..... you're obviously a top Diplomat in the UK Diplomatic Corps. Very sensible comments there. You don't want to get involved with all the mud-slinging between the Guards and Her Majesty's Royal Marines, eh. Thank you. I have to congratulate the AJKC Channel on getting the video absolutely correct. Well Done Guys and Thank You.
Their are military bands, then there are the bands of his majesty's Royal Marines, I was based at HMS Raleigh where they were stationed, the sickbay was opposite the large music room and drill shed where they practice, Music whilst you work
Am I unusual that I like to hear the band in the far distance getting louder and loader as they approach until they're are almost deafening as they draw level then slowly fade unto the distance. I try to replicate this with the volume control but it isn't the same as being there. This is the best military band none BTW.
By my standards, nothing unusual at all. I've loved that sensation since I was 4. And it works with grand and lively tunes, but also with sad ones - as at Her Late Majesty's funeral. See and feel what happens as the bands approached, playing - again and again - those same few tunes of gravitas and depth and love. The Massed Bands are a mobile, history-delivering, mood-changing, spirit-raising unit, and there's NOTHING quite like that. But... watch the massed bands of Russia in Red Square, and you will see ... something very impressive, musically-pretty-gifted and so on... but they lack what the lads and lasses we see above offer us. Explain that as you will, but I think to be honest we know the ultimate source of the differences, and of what we feel! Let's put it this way - bombast is neither the aim nor the consequence of what we see above, or of what we saw as the bands took the Queen's body on its last journey.
God bless us I love it very beautiful and I enjoy watching this video. I salute you and Congratulations. I invite you to visit Philippines and perform that in front of me. Thank you so much. From Lani D. Nepomuceno, Philippines
