[81alum]

It might be useful to point out that the band that plays for Football games is not exactly the same band that plays at basketball games.  In recent years I have become a little disappointed at the poor musicality of the football performances--quite apart from the censorship issues.

But the band at the WBB games played better and better as the year wore on, and last weekend I thought they were doing excellent renditions of the 40 year old songs that I grew to love back when I was a student.  I think perhaps the football version collects a lot of stringers to pad the numbers, but you get a more hard core group of musicians at the smaller venues.

I'd agree that the LSJUMB is not exactly cutting edge anymore, though.  Even the Dollies seemed to have exactly the same choreography as 1977.  I just happen to like their repertoire, and I can actually hear it at Maples, unlike at the stadium.

[81alum]

It might be useful to point out that the band that plays for Football games is not exactly the same band that plays at basketball games.  In recent years I have become a little disappointed at the poor musicality of the football performances--quite apart from the censorship issues.

But the band at the WBB games played better and better as the year wore on, and last weekend I thought they were doing excellent renditions of the 40 year old songs that I grew to love back when I was a student.  I think perhaps the football version collects a lot of stringers to pad the numbers, but you get a more hard core group of musicians at the smaller venues.

I'd agree that the LSJUMB is not exactly cutting edge anymore, though.  Even the Dollies seemed to have exactly the same choreography as 1977.  I just happen to like their repertoire, and I can actually hear it at Maples, unlike at the stadium.