Dance & Aux Forum

As I conclude my band reviews below it's based purely on video I watched, various alumni thoughts and honest opinion. This season was one of the best ones yet but I think next year will be better. The overhype & weather also had a big role but all in all 2015 was a great season; I'm sure someone will make a honda review..... BUT well here we go let the HONEST OPINIONS BEGIN & let's conduct ourselves seriously leggoo!!

AAMU: all in all I like this band this year everything from instrumentation to the hot smoking sassy divas (yess for curtisha). For aamu the only thing I think is to concentrate on recruiting and beefing up brass numbers; song selection could be improved but alot is based on instrumentation and sustaining musicality through out the song. I also enjoy seeing the value of balance to power intonation musical teaching from Mr wright it's greatly noticed (I think "sparkle" & "loves holiday" and all they're songs lol). The potential is through the roof for aamu to not only be 1c in the swac with jsu and su but ultimately to be the most versatile in the swac. Get them brass numbers up, consistency with the divas and direction and watch out for a consistent powerhouse in AAMU starting next year!!!

Alabama state: It's really hard to be justified by saying this but with alabama state I feel like it's the stingettes and everyone else that shows up with the band program; now the arrangements aren't up to participate but entertainment is which spells the in state competition is dwindling on them because kids know who's foreal and who's not in Alabama; to me the picking for kids in Bama is either aamu or talladega then miles then state but the stingettes are the highlight for them all else is a work in progress we'll see idk....

Alcorn state: I'm going to be short and simple to me alcorn is the band that on the right occasion can end your day in all phases if they want to but my favorite thing about them this year was the aggression and the golden girls. Alcorn is looking mighty good given consistency in numbers

MVSU: I didn't watch that much video (only one video clip) but I can honestly say alot of their struggles is due to being the low ball "band" school in Mississippi until they can compete in state it's going to be hard for you guys keep ya head up tho!!!!

Jackson state: (awww shiii) first off congrats for the historic accomplishment of 339 members. But to analyze this year for Jsu to me it was good but not great you could tell it felt transitional for the band administration and staff but I know jsu will be jsu all around great band and competitor however I will say I would highly think about putting a number cap at about 275 to 300 tops. I think they hype got to the heads but I will say I enjoyed 2013 and 2014 jsu more than this year. Lastly the jsettes I enjoyed them at a smaller number too the captain was great and you can really appreciate there work. Can't wait to see the 2016 edition.

UAPB: reminds me of a meac band you know what you're gonna get and it's gonna be consistent it's not to much and not to little just enough. I will say "shame" sounded really good second best to BCU version.

PVAMU: Great come up numbers and musician wise to me this was the surprise band in the swac that I didn't even see coming I will be paying more attention next year. I like the rich sound too not to much it's balanced out just right.

TXSU: reminds me alot of mvsu but with more structural distrust by this I mean I feel like the band program instrumentation could be their but I feel like stadium administration and personnel wise the structure isn't there no more maybe leadership is the cause but txsu can still rock tho.

Southern: southern is actually hard to evaluate but in a good way it's almost like there so musically good (except for them tubas jeez) that I find myself looking at there director mr Haymer and feel like southern is more of a stand and battle band. Like I feel dissapointed in the field shows because they seem the same and the sound is to great and pure to waste opportunity; side note the dolls y'all were great and really loved n appreciate connor but with southern you know you gone get a band that's gone bring it game in game out to me it's what gives them that 1a title in the swac.

Grambling state: grambling to me is a mixture of potential and "stuckness" because you have some southern nut riders in lousiana that don't know how to appreciate grambling's balance approach; but however after watching the bayou classic botb's several times grambling really got that I feel like it was there high point. Keep the consistent numbers up and arrangements and the two lousiana bands could be equal.

Bethune cookman: always loving and impressed with the sound and arrangements and damn sure loved the arrangement of shame. I feel the same really about the meac bands it's consistency you know what your gonna get but to me BCU is complete which is what is different between bcu and ncat/famu they can get at you in stands and field too.

FAMU: great job really just wanna see you guys get back to your standards of size and noticability. Famu set that Florida classic off though.

NCAT: what can I say golden delight is always so delightful and ncat has some of the best field shows but I can't critique the stands cuz let's be honest meac bands don't pop off in the stands.

Talladega: I really don't know what to say I honestly think talladega is still stuck in which band they wanna be more like southern or jackson state the power is damn sure there and the swag is too but overall I can't grasp my hands on them I just honestly feel like they always and forever will be that botb's and parade band and no more. Basically a band to play with as much power as they can no musicality.

Miles: on the real the competition in Alabama to me is between aamu and miles. Miles showed me this year that they legit should be in the swac just for band purposes because they can handle they're own. Still alot of power to balance struggles but miles is looking good. Big ups and respect to you guys.

Tennessee state: always loving and respect this band to me there a combination of meac consistency and swac surprise element. I can only imagine if Tennessee state had 2014 size every year my lord!! But I really enjoy tsu I know what ima get and I know that tsu will always keep the deepest book in hbcu always a very pleasing sound just wish there dancers could maybe find new direction or something to good of a band to have that "minor" eye soar but all in all consistent and good.