pegasus said:
When I was younger I used to play percussion in a marching band so I like to look up what is going on in the drum corp world. I stumbled across these guys called The Top Secret Drum Corp and they are absolutely astonishing with their precision, complex patterns and the way their sticks all stay the same height when they drum. Very coordinated and fluid. You can look up more information about them on Wikipedia but here's a taste of their talent here, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIj-JcoiRnA
Wow, the world is small ;) I have worked at the Basel Tattoo, might even been 2007... not sure tho, but I saw Top secret live and they really are great in what they are doing. The Basel tattoo is still going strong, allthough I don't know how the top secret drum corps is doing these days.
They background of the drumming comes from the carnival we have here in Basel each end of the winter. The purpose of the carnival is basically to "spook" the winter away, and so there are lots diffrent marching bands, one we call a "clique" composed out of drummers (same drum the top secret guys use) and piccolo flutes. And all are dressed up in costumes. Its quit an event every year here, and its called "die drey scheenste dääg" translates to"the three most beautiful days" (of the year). Lots of tourist gather every year when 4 o'clock in the morning in the middle of the city all lights go out and the marching bands start playing.
Thought I might add this to give a bit an insight from where top secret is coming from.
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Since I'm here, I want to share a song of one of my favorite Bands. Its from my earlier days when I was totally in the punk spirit:
Social Distortion - Don't drag me down
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvfhgH3RbzM&list=PLh0_f73_Ufp8rZWhekH9273Vu0R-rdHFG
Lyrics:
Children are taught to hate, parents just couldn't wait
Some are rich and some are poor, others will just suffer more
Have you ever been ashamed and felt society try to keep you down?
I begin to watch things change and see them turn around
Turn around, they'll try to keep you down
Turn around, turn around
Don't drag me down
Ignorance like a gun in hand, reach out to the promised land
Your history books are full of lies, media-blitz gonna dry your eyes
Have you ever been afraid, and felt society try to keep you down?
I begin to watch things change and see them turn around
Turn around, they'll try to keep you down
Turn around, turn around
Don't drag me down
*guitar solo*
Ignorance like a gun in hand, reach out to the promised land
Your history books, are full of lies, media-blitz gonna dry your eyes
You're eighteen, wanna be a man
Your granddaddy's in the Ku Klux Klan
Taking two steps foward, and four steps back
Gonna go to the White House and paint it black...
Turn around, they'll try to keep you down
Turn around
Turn around, they'll try to keep you down
Turn around, turn around
Don't drag me down
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Lot's more I would like to post, but this is the one that came to mind when I stumbled over this thread. Its a really great one, lots of new music to discover and old ones to listen to.