re: Ozello and the Million Dollar Band

I have never played an instrument and certainly have never been in a band, so I'm certainly no expert.

But I think the MDB is a pretty damn good band.

That was the country show, and while it may not be the greatest show you will ever see, it is still far superior to a band playing %40 of the time while %60 is corny voice over set to the wiz of oz and making childish jokes about rival coaches. UT maybe moved 7 to 8 times that whole show.

And to say that the band is stuck in the 1920's is ridiculous. If you actually pay attention to just about any band across the country, you will hear them play their traditional cheers mixed in with a selection of more modern songs. This is the same with the MDB. One of my favorite moments from the 21-0 LSU game game was blasting All of the Lights at the end. There is also this; Right above it, and I've graduated, but I have noticed us playing Radioactive this season.

Why do we brag so much on our football tradition but the traditional music the accompanies the team is stale and needs to be done away with? I guess we should change those old jersey styles too.

While I was marching, I remember us consistently receiving praise on social media from UA coaches from other sports. Carson Tinker and other players were also big fans of the band. They would give us shout-outs on Twitter all the time about how good we were.

Plus, I would say that the MDB has some of the best defensive song selections. Work Song accompanied by YOOOUUUU!!!>>>>>>all other defense tunes

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You say this, but I remember a redneck woman show that was an abomination.

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Horrible, horrible show.

I was at UA from 2008-2012 and there were only a couple of shows I could tolerate while I was there. The band itself is not half bad. But you would think with all of those members they could up the volume just a little bit. Half the stadium is left out of the halftime show due to how soft they play.

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OMG the MDB is playing the song from the movie...that's so cool!" when we have been playing that cheer for years

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The first time I heard the Les Mis soundtrack was around about the time the movie was coming out last Christmas. When the opening theme came on, light bulbs and alarms went on and off in my head. I was like, "Oh....! That's where that 4th Down anthem came from!"

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I have been in band in 3 years and have seen UT march the Same. Exact.Show. I hope they have it mastered after 20+ years.

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It's not so much how they marched that night as it was how the MDB marched that night. The formations were horrible and crooked. When they marched on and off the field they weren't even in a straight line.

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It's not so much how they marched that night as it was how the MDB marched that night. The formations were horrible and crooked. When they marched on and off the field they weren't even in a straight line.

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That was my least favorite thing in the MDB. Even the pregame show, where it is a giant block with even 8-5 steps would get screwed up no matter how long we worked on it. It's not hard to keep a straight line, yet some of these people obviously can't do it.

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But when 95% of the stadium doesn't respond to it it might be time to freshen up the 4th quarter intro.

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The entire student section responds to it. The vast majority of the stadium doesn't respond to much of anything anyway. They are one of the most flaccid crowds in all of college football.

We have a band?

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I.Can't.Hear.Them.

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This. The halftime shows are fine and all, but I want the band to be as loud as possible.

LSU's band almost seems like they are yelling at you when they play. I don't know if it is because of the instruments that make up their band or if they just blow harder. Make it louder.