USC Cadence (2005) 

You really can't comprehend how awesome a drumline's cadence is until you are marching over to the field and you hear the drums and you see the people moving over for you.

What you're listening to is a monster drumline: 11 snares, 8 bass, 12 or 13 cyms, and 4 or 5 tenors..

this is easily one of the best cadences on youtube.

9 years old, but is still very popular. If you watch it, it is very easy to see why.

Makes me miss my marching band days. I love the sound of the drumline.

I used to listen to USC drumline songs on my old ipod. I loved hearing it so much. I wish I played the snares for USC. So sick

Just spotted my high school music teacher from 10 years ago on the snare line.... He taught us this same cadence lmao

Those snares were extremely clean! Also, those tenors were phenomenal!

UNREAL!!! This is so impressive and makes us want to lace up our cleats and head out on the field every Saturday! Great work band! -Coach Brent

Ive watched this over 100 times! and still have not gotten tired of it! Spectacular!!!

I still come back and watch this drumline..so clean, vishuals are great, good shit.

I have always loved SC.Growing up in Maryland it was my lifelong dream to go there! However,reality hit me hard.I admire you men and women who went there! Take care and God Bless.FIGHT ON!

These guys are the cleanest and badest college drummers out there. USC takes the cake by far. That drumline piece is beautifully orchestrated. Nice tempos and rhythms and the toms in the back are perfectly played. What a piece!

Boy do I remember those days in band. Hard work & great discipline, overall fun times though. Great work drumline!

The penguin marching guy in the middle just cracks me up!!!!!!

snare on the far left at 7:10 ALWAYS makes me laugh, it's THEE best visual ever

Holy smokes. That's some clean tight playing. Great beats :D. I'm dancing like a lunatic to this stuff. Should pipe it through the stereo in my car and blast it until my ears hurt.

...what can be said about this? The fact that they can keep time so well, stay together the entire way through, handle all the advanced sticking and flourishing...and the unison...perfection. Perfect 10.

Those snares are playing so clean!

I love how the snare line is so together, as well as the tenors and the bass and the cymbals. Good job guys, the timing was pretty good and love the tuplets!

Just got home from a looong day at work. And then...I put this on. Feeling a lot better :-)

Who ever was on the quads was the bomb! Great vid

Feeling pretty good while the football team was towards the end of a 38 game win streak, Awesome times, Fight On!

Wow! Best drum cadence EVAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THIS IS NOT your ordinary college band THIS IS THE SPIRIT OF TROY!!!

im a drumline freak and thats got to be ONE of the best i have ever heard

Im on the drums side of youtube again...

USC rocks.....greetings from Switzerland.... man, just an amazing performance....

Best college Cadence ive ever heard so good i put it on my phone!!

my 3 yr old nephew is obsessed with this...he watches this on and on....calls it "BOOM BOOM".....

they are having a time of their lives!! nice work guys

thanks...they are the best

Every day before I go to work I listen to this. It fires me up to be the best I can be. It is AWESOME!!!!!!!Fight ON!!J2b rocks!!

Gameday wouldn't be the same without this band! Definitely one of the best!

Best Video on the tube PERIOD!!!

I could dance to this forever the beat is on FIRE

Loved it! I was just stopping in by mistake and had to watch the whole thing. Great!

I have listened to a lot of drum lines....but this one is by far the best...

Wow.... I could watch this over and over and over and over and over and ........

Magnificent!!

I saw these guys - November, 2003 Notre Dame at USC - Excellent Drumming.

Very good indeed. I love how they keep in uniform marking time. That's the way to perform. Well done! Keep it up!

More 'SC trivia - Fleetwood Mac used the USC Marching Band for their song "Tusk" in the '80's. I have a photo book of USC history showing different photos over the years. One of the pics show Mick Fleetwood wearing a set on the practice field on campus. LA streets used to run through the current day campus. The white Alumni House is the original school from 1888. There's a gargoyle on campus which flashes the "finger". There's also a new sculpture that does the same facing the University of California for Lower Achievement.

Fight on!

The quads splits, ERHHHMAHGAWD...

i love USC ♥

wow a lot of practice plus staying in step and all the visuals and memorizing wow wow wow!!! that is what university i want to be in and to play in the marching band

Man USC. IS AMAZING!!!! Love this cadence as well as my favorite parts are GONZO AND I.T. because I learned it lol

i live and breathe for USC. im going there, no doubt. i've dreamt of going to USC since i was a little kid and i've always just loved them such a great school.

Flawless!!!!! Amazing musicians.

10 mins wow.....its all about the drums....great job USC

there is something about a charismatic drum line that just sends chills up and down my spine. this was awesome.

i love yamaha drums

That was amazing

THIS CADENCE IS IN NCAA FOOTBALL 11. its the default one that plays wen the games loading!!!!! nvr knew it was usc

O love this Video EveR!!! I watching this everyday!everynight!everytime!!!

if my religion alowed me to i would worship you but i have watched this clip maby 5,000 times u guys are the best i have seen ever EVER srssly nice work

Damn, those snares sound good!

i love it! it sounds like whoever wrote it wasn't trying too hard to make it sound complex and hard and all that. and its just perfect. its got a great sound, and performed spectacularly

wow!!! probably the best drumline i have ever seen/heard. incredible performance!

thats awesome great job USC!

The greatest marching band in the Universe. this drumline and band can resurect the dead. This is truly the Spirit of Troy. Ancient Troy lives forever because of the spirit of this band. I will live forever because of this group and future editions of this greatest band ever. God Bless the Spirit of Troy, FIGHT ON !!! Class 0f 1972

this video is so full of win in every way possible

10 minutes of good music by the best drumline band in the world the trojan drumline

Absolutely love this! Wish Miss St had a drumline this good...😢 Good shit though!!!

thats freaken bad ass i miss being in drumline USC Drumline is awsome

Props for playing this clean for 10 min.

this is where im goin to college

last year when i was in 8th grade we played this cadence....i love it

GO USC!!! Fight On!!! Greatest Cadence Ever!!!!

Best college drumline on youtube

this is so clean and so well prepared!

Damn I really think the Million Dollar Funk Squad vs USC would be a hell of a battle

As a fan of the traditionally "black" bands, I must say, USC is one of the best I have EVER seen, and that includes Southern University, Grambling State, FAMU, and others... Good job USC!! BTW, Univ. of Texas's band is pretty decent too...

i like this drumline alot better than the more recent ones. these guyes just seem like they're having alot more fun with it

who needs a football team when you have these guys

I love love love LOVE marching to the Coliseum on this cadence!

this is whats makes USC drumline shine

thats the longest cadence i eva herd in my life.props

Damn even with that many cymbals they were in sync goddamn.

I have the chills!! This makes me smile - BIG!! :D

Only the best drumline ever .... FIGHT ON !!!

Tight. These guys are machines

they are the best always will be band and football team are awesome

Love the shades.

WOoooo we are THE PAC-10 champs in BASKETBALL AND FOOTBALL..and just BEAT THE BRUINS..... we did that FIGHT ON ! LOVE THESE DRUMS !!!!!!!!!

years have past yet i still enjoy it.

nothing like that sound after a touchdown... the band makes it ALL

Splendid.

Wow.. The beats are good, their together. Their wonderful..

USC Marching Band rocks and no one can top them at all! NO ONE!!!!

OMG> Wonderful. This is so groovy. I could march to this beat all day long and stay fresh!

So good !!!

10 minutes, yes... Lots of repeats though. And the music isn't really challenging except for the 2 minute mark. But that was also really clean so... Haha

Awesome job, I think one it's one of the best I have seen on youtube yet, for the quality of the video and the sound. Just awesome!

i cried from the beggining to the end... So clean! OMG its like God have played this

Cleanest and Longest Cadence I've ever seen. Good grip!

These guys are the ZZ Top of the drumline universe! all they need are the beards. I'm in love!

not a fan of the Trojans but I'd love to go to a game just to see this. awesome!

They really are doing great! and The best about music is when the player enjoys it!