LSU Alum 1969

The set number used to be 180 members in the 60's and the Tiger Band sounded just as big and warm as the modern version. A lot has to do with the scoring of musical arrangements. John Edmunds, the staff arranger back then employed a technique which is still used somewhat today. That is he scored the low brass in octaves with a middle low brass part a fifth above the bass (fourth below the upper octave). Even the tenor sax parts were scored that way to add richness to the low brass sound. Then, all clarinet parts mirrored the trumpet parts. ae: 3rd clarinet played the 1st trumpet part an octave lower; 2nd clarinet played third trumpet part; 1st clarinet usually played the 2nd trumpet part. No flutes of course. Percussion was nowhere near what it is today. Just used snare, tenor and bass...and glock parts reinforced the piccolos. All in all the created that "warm" sound that was known across the country as a unique Tiger Band sound. Everyone tried to emulate it. Today's Tiger Band still has that warmth and I hear some of the same orchestration techniques being used. But the overwhelming reason the band sounds great is because of a terrific group of band directors along with their assistants and fine musicians throughout the ensemble.

I love our Band!!!

I listened to all the bands. LSU had the best balance and intonation. Drum section is a bit echoey indoors but did not detract from the precision. The dotted eighth-sixteenth figures were pretty clean...much more so than the other bands although Auburn and Texas did well placing the sixteenth note properly. We could hear all three trumpet parts and good balance in the low brass. Horns and altos had exceptionally good pitch...not so with any of the other groups represented. Good dynamic contrasts throughout and excellent phrase endings. In spite of all the intricate in-place movements by the players there was no notice of the music suffering at any time. This is difficult! Of course Frank and Linda wisely planned movements which required the least amount of interference with the musical lines. Great band directors...both.

Wickes' band at Florida thirty years ago sounded miles better than it does today. Glad that Wickes is at LSU.

My vote goes to the only Tiger Band! Nice touch adding Les at the end!!!

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you should be able to pick up the 870 signal in Austin, esp at night

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Thanks...will do

:cheers: :geauxtigers: :cheers:

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Can I catch a break, please? If I'm not worried about my family getting smacked by a hurricane in LA and missing another LSU game I have to worry about tropical force winds and not watching UT get spanked by the SEC this weekend. I can't win!!!

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Hey Kellesu...we probably won't have power in Austin so we'll likely miss the LSU Game anyway. Must run out and buy plenty of batteries for the radio...this could turn out to suck almost as bad as last Saturday :wah:

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He did show a little respect, but I mean you got to when you know we have two balls and he only has one.

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That ranks among the greatest one-liners ever on this site! Thanks PJ... :bow:

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South Carolina is NOT a top ranked SEC team ...

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Correct...what I should have said was I hate to see ranked SEC teams lose. Didn't mean to imply that SC was by any means a top SEC team.

Vandy pulled it off. 24-17

Personally, I hope tOSU beats the living jock itch out of them. They call us arrogant (gotta admit, we do tend to be now and then)...Hell, those guys are the personification of arrogance.

Go Bucks! :angry:

Assuming neither USC, OSU nor UGA loses next week... going into week 3 will probably be USC #1 and OSU #2 in the Associated Press. To be sure, ABC is already drooling over the hype of broadcasting No. 1 faces No. 2 in the "Best Game of the Weak...er...Week" ESPN will be

:wah: at their collective desks because they won't be broadcasting that game and will have to settle for the rest of us lesser quality teams. Thus UGA gets screwed once again by dropping down yet another notch without ever having lost a game. What a croc! :banghead:

Murphy just showed up