1st Marine Division Band Plays Stars and Stripes Forever

Memorial Day 2010 at the Riverside National Cemetery.

[baldwin]

that was cool at the end just stopping there and making it look like the end and the actually end was really cool

[lashedle]

there should always be either 1 or 3 piccolo players playing the obbligato...

[Azishome]

@Joshjames1234 Thank you for your comments. I always appreciate it when critics have enough integrity to say they couldn't find mistakes.

By the way, the only thing I disagreed with is not really a mistake but a matter of break with traditional things. Most bands usually have three or one piccolo players perform the famous obbligato, not two.

But it was an excellent performance.

[Joshjames]

@DBMalone Maybe! Haha, it's fun to change it up!

[Azishome]

@Joshjames1234 No. My son was in the First Marine Division, the 2/5. We are still a Marine family. My wife is very involved with Marine Moms and puts together condolence books for Marines KIA. The latter is sometimes a very sad task. But I've seen tough Marines with tears in their eyes when those books are presented. God bless the USMC.

[ClockCutter]

@DBMalone I've done some marching. You're right. Too quick.

[Joshjames]

@Nintendofrk Ha! Nice way to incorporate some AP terms lol. Dude, the group is so small, and I was shocked when they first played...they are EXTREMELY powerful! I tried to find mistakes but....couldn't.

[ofginnny]

Wonderful young Americans, God bless you, all of you and keep you safe. Thank you for being my American Marines!

[Azishome]

@DBMalone This is concert tempo, not march tempo. There are several very special Marine Divisions. The First is the best. The 2/5 is the best of the best!

[Joshjames]

Hi Emily, that Marine is wearing service alphas because it is the closest maternity uniform to blue dress alphas. Don't worry, I was confused too!

[드넓은세상]

The music is a little faster, I feel.

[therealjoebloggs]

They're playing this like the conductor had to take a serious dump and wanted to get it over with! It's about the tempo of how it's played when Popeye is kicking Bluto's ass! And that bit at the end isn't really funny, but, hey, they're the Marines, let 'em play it however they will...

[Joshjames]

@Azishome Are you in the 1st MarDiv Band?

[nycman]

Why is it that every one is in Dress Blue Alphas except for the Sgt who is in Service Bravos?

[tanhelmet]

Most piccolos are Bach Besson( selmer) yamahas are nice and cheaper .

[muggsygrunt]

wheres dem grunts @, putting in work, n duin dirt, were my grunts @

[DBMalone]

Isn't that tempo a little quick? Try marching to that...

[jbw]

The tempo sure sped up as they went along -- Not a very good example of discipline.

[BobFarnell]

Any fool can play Fast but doesn't sound Good, It Would be better at 120 beats per minute

[ilanagleiser]

theyre grounded good i wonder what they did yeah mhmhmm