War & Thunder vs. USM Percussion Section 2018 

We need a Mega Mississippi Battle of the Bands with every college band in the state to perform. PWIs HBCU & junior colleges.

I was a GA for the Pride of Mississippi that year. Finally getting to experience the Sonic Boom of the South in person was a real treat. Both bands have their own identities and absolutely own them. As for who really won the drum battle? Everyone who stayed to see it in person. Thank you, War and Thunder, for your incredible performance!

All the 4 dislikes are from Billy, Susan, Karen and Kent😂😂😂

I love to see the respect shared between the two band organizations. Great show.

Shut the front door & back door, War & Thunder performs like a fine tuned machine. Oh yeah USM, nice uniforms! Love from your #1 Kentucky fan. 💯❤️

Cannot say who is the winner among these 2 bands. Corps style versus Show-style. This is not apples to apples here. Just your chance to see the difference between both styles on one platform. These 2 styles never share the same field making this footage one of the rarest of its kind. Try to search for another one like it on RU-vid. Great job on this video.

I recognize one of the guys from USM! He was with my drum corps in Louisiana for the Saints. Mr. John Wooten also is a clinicians from Vic Firth. Glad to have finally seen this HD video.

This was awesome to watch....the band culture needs wayy more of this 💯💯💯

The fact that I used to want to go to JSU and now I’m going to USM so I know both sides material backwards and forwards 😂😂

Look like a movie 🔥

That was sweet. I wish I could have been there to witness in person.

Entertaining. Great video

I don't know if it was the way it was being recorded, but I would have like the volume on our tenors and bases to come down some on a couple of those

Sooo, is the Black snare player in the middle for skillset placement OR symmetry/decor?? 🤔

Great sportsmanship

I just wanna know why JSU didn’t just finish them off with Laws and let that be the end😂😂

BRUH JSU WENT EASY ONE EM

CREATIVE FUNK SO GROOVY MANE 🔥🔥🔥

Who decided that this was a good idea. I guess good sportsmanship on JSU’s behalf, cuz this was not a battle. 😂

Now that I can hear this up close USM was not as clean as I thought. They just have crisp Kevlar tune. I am only on the 1st cadence though

It was neat lil battle. Both snare lines was clean. I do like tunneling bass drums. Usm impressive for me. But wt had a nice warm up looks like

😂😂😂😂 he dab....... white 👱🏼‍♂️, Good job Billy 🤣

WT intimidating than a mf lol

USM cadence was a complete set.❤‍🔥🔥🔥🔥

Su warriors fire I love jsu too damn

Funk-1 or Funk-5 would have ended it early.

I still dont like how USM said it was just a small showcase but then did full cadences while JSU omly did half ones.

Both drumlines sound great, but USM sounds silky smooth here.

WT representing.

JSU quints ✊🏾 🔥

USM did their thing! I don’t think JSU expected it. But also they have 2 completely different styles and song selections so it’s almost not a fair battle for either side.

6:25 mane skatin😂

Every time I a see.... them other people dabbing my eyes bleed a lil. It also makes my brain itch🤦🏾‍♂️

LOL,This Funny.

I mean give them props for trying ig😂😂

im on the USM drumline rn, and i can say without a shadow of a doubt Sonic Boom wiped 😂😂

USM was giving baked 🐔 while W&T was giving season fried, extra spicy 🍗

why tf USM cymbals play like that

Bro why JSU do them boyz like dat

USM second cadence is straight from Drumline 😂

USM Band Corp has a long history of excellent performances and should not be underestimated. They will study their competitors in advance.

These School and organization with big funders.. W & T DISCIPLINE TO GO UP AGAINST A BIG FUNDING SCHOOL LIKE THIS AND USE WHAT THEY HAD AND GOT THE WIN

University of southern deffinatley won

Anyone saying USM played more technical stuff yall are tweakin. the only aception is USM basses cause theyre playing tonals

Who sanctioned this 😂

R.I.P JSU

Jacksonville State and Jackson State would’ve been better competition. Jacksonville would’ve been ended them

JSU looks very surprised by USM drummers.

So here’s my humble opinion. J-State Pros: visuals are on point licks are clean, and snare line looks and sounds as one. The tenors play with good form and technique ... Cons: the snare drums (the equipment NOT the players) have a very muddy sound to them. No pitch basses. The cadences are very remedial, just a bunch of triplets, 5-strokes and flams. Nothing really technical. The snare players play with good form and technique, they just don’t play anything technical/ complicated...But looking at them play, I can tell they could play very technical pieces if they had them....Solution get the snares some flam heads or just get brand new snares period, add pitch basses for a richer and fuller sound. Southern Miss: Pro: plays very technical cadences. The sounds of the cadences are very clean and fuller in tone. Cons: the snare line is too relaxed. Everybody looks like they’re just hanging out, and happening to be playing the same cadence. Even though it sounds good, it looks sloppy. They don’t look as one. No visuals, and the little that they tried, looks like crap. A snare line should look and sound as one. Dont get me wrong USM cadences are grooving, but they have no flare or discipline when playing it. So it falls a little flat. Solution the snare line needs to tighten up and show more discipline when playing, they need to focus on looking and sounding as one. Work on visual presentation. So as far as sound goes, if I heard just the audio of this battle, hands down I would give it to USM.... But I didn’t I saw the video of the battle so off of presentation and execution I would have to give it to JSU.....

Why in the world would USM march 11 snares and 6 tenors... 🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️ Some of their licks sounded straight up awful. 😂 Nice to see PWI's and HBCU's come together though here in the home state. JSU should go face MSU now 😬😬

man wtf is this, WT won.

little skill and no technique vs a professional band