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Student's 911 Call: Karma Police, Arrest This Marching Band

rasmussen.ian — Mon, 09 Oct 2006 10:03:15 EDT

The world is desperately waiting for a marching band to adapt and perform a medley of Dr. Dre's Chronic 2001... and other hits... Can't you already hear the echoes of "Whats The Difference" hitting the crowd of thousands as the group moves from side to side in unison?

rasmussen.ian

Student's 911 Call: Karma Police, Arrest This Marching Band

deusdiabolus — Sat, 07 Oct 2006 08:59:18 EDT

I think ANY rendition of a Slayer tune done by a marching band would be worth watching. Once, anyway.

Another suggestion: how about having a marching band do one of the classic "hoover" techno tracks from the early 90s? The slide trombone could be the next TB-303 and we'd never know it....

deusdiabolus

Student's 911 Call: Karma Police, Arrest This Marching Band

twofivefour — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 23:43:15 EDT

Marching bands never win, do they? If they're not in trouble for playing "Louie Louie" because outraged parents think that the FBI investigation into the "licentious lyrics" is still going on, then they're in trouble for playing introspective millenialist paranoia without vocals at a football game and possibly giving the crowd a musical education. I mean, it's not the first time music has been misappropriated.

I wonder what Andi Berlin would think about Baby Rock Records and their glockenspiel renditions of Radiohead?

twofivefour

Student's 911 Call: Karma Police, Arrest This Marching Band

kerrang — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 19:21:34 EDT

when i was in high school drum line in 1993 (ish) we were still doing that "come on baby come on baby do the conga" tune... and that was like 10 years too late... anything newer and cooler would have been welcome.

kerrang

Student's 911 Call: Karma Police, Arrest This Marching Band

the rich girls are weeping — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 17:47:46 EDT

Whatever, sulker! You know it would rule. Then again, I'm weird. I would love a marching band version of anything.

BTW, I really liked that front percussion version of "Paranoid Android" that the UMASS band did that was floating around a few years back (it doesn't seem to be on their site anymore, sadly -- perhaps I should post it somewhere). Anyway, it was neat, a very inspired arrangment.

the rich girls are weeping

Student's 911 Call: Karma Police, Arrest This Marching Band

h. ross piroshky — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 17:23:27 EDT

you know, there is a part of me that would think it was kinda cool. then i would probably sulk after it was over.

h. ross piroshky

Student's 911 Call: Karma Police, Arrest This Marching Band

Dan Gibson — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 17:00:32 EDT

I can see the reaction, but can't band geeks enjoy some "OK Computer" too? If anyone would understand the resentment and alienation, it would be the piccolo section.

Dan Gibson

Student's 911 Call: Karma Police, Arrest This Marching Band

the rich girls are weeping — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 16:44:57 EDT

DUDE THAT WOULD RULE.

I'm all for marching band reditions of Joy Division.

the rich girls are weeping

Student's 911 Call: Karma Police, Arrest This Marching Band

h. ross piroshky — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 16:36:18 EDT

i would think that most people who read this blog can identify with this, whether they want to admit it or not. i'm not saying it's right or wrong, but i can see myself reacting that way.

where does geniune love of a song that has affected you profoundly end, and stick-in-the-mud pretension begin? i don't know. i'm just trying to imagine how i'd feel if i was at a football game, and the band launched into "She's Lost Control".

h. ross piroshky

Student's 911 Call: Karma Police, Arrest This Marching Band

rad_matter — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 15:44:43 EDT

Well, at least it's not seeing your school band massacre Nirvana.

rad_matter

Student's 911 Call: Karma Police, Arrest This Marching Band

mark duffy — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 15:20:51 EDT

"Why's Everybody Always Picking On Me?"---The Bloodhound Gang.

mark duffy

Student's 911 Call: Karma Police, Arrest This Marching Band

Dan Gibson — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 14:42:12 EDT

I went to a few UofA football games in the 90's, and I believe they played a lot of prog rock.

The tubas did a stirring rendition of "Owner of a Lonely Heart".

Dan Gibson

Student's 911 Call: Karma Police, Arrest This Marching Band

Tyler Knew and Turk! Wendell Ate Won Too — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 14:42:03 EDT

Another reminder of why we have waiting periods on gun purchases. Laugh it up folks, but you want Andi Berlin on that wall. You need her on that wall.

Tyler Knew and Turk! Wendell Ate Won Too

Student's 911 Call: Karma Police, Arrest This Marching Band

AcilletaM — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 14:04:33 EDT

If this was 1990, she'd be complaining about the band playing REM's Orange Crush.

AcilletaM

Student's 911 Call: Karma Police, Arrest This Marching Band

al33 — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 13:58:45 EDT

I'm a former member of high school and college marching bands, and I find this op-ed to be "personally offensive." As a musician, there is nothing more exciting or rewarding than having the opportunity to play a great piece of music, and I can think of few that would be as much fun to play as these. To me, there's nothing worse than seeing a band trotting out the same Chicago or Metallica songs year after year after year. I can only hear "25 or 6 to 4" so many times. It's awesome that this band wants to play something new and interesting, and to hold it against them because a football game is not the "right environment" for this song is outrageous. Does she not understand that Radiohead's music is overblown arena rock (albeit a type that appeals to a different type of listener, that is, one with elevated opinions of one's own "sophisticated taste")? Marching bands often play arrangements of classical compositions, is the football field not the "right environment" for Holst? And this is even getting beyond the most important point, which is, for the band members, it's not about the football game or whether the fans are showing "proper respect" for the music, it's about PLAYING MUSIC. Surely this pretentious indie girl can understand that music is as much for the performers' benefit and enjoyment, arguably more so, as it is for the listeners'.

al33

Student's 911 Call: Karma Police, Arrest This Marching Band

Miss Tanya — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 13:35:56 EDT

That article is amazing. A-maz-ing. I might have to print it out.

Poor Metallica. Dissed again.

Miss Tanya

Student's 911 Call: Karma Police, Arrest This Marching Band

Dan Gibson — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 13:29:38 EDT

And to think, at one point, the U of Arizona wanted to dissolve its journalism program.

Dan Gibson