Big Drums

Big Drums

I'm in a loud and noisey samba band and we're playing on Sunday for the big first game extravaganza thingee. We're gonna have really big loud drums and really small loud ones as well! Watch out for some big pre-match noise. Football and Samba - loving it!

I think we're down by Greek Fever (opposite end to YF)during game time but maybe we can get some of the tighter crew down to the YF zone to amp things up a bit (not that you'll need it but bigger is better eh!) Might be a bit loose to start with - we don't know the chants yet(hey who does?) - but we'd soon get into the swing of it...

Once we nailed it that could help rock some of the chants along a bit - whatcha reckon?

oh god....

You'll be drowned out by the Greek's bells..

I'm sure we'll all be in perfect harmony. We'd hook into whatever worked with the crowd anyway.

But drowned out by bells if we didn't want to be? Maybe if there are a few hundred. Ever heard a samba band going full out? We'd already be toning it down a bit in the interest of avoiding hearing damage.

Hopefully it might give the phoenix Brazilians a bit of extra ginga!

Sounds good to me. Wish I could come up for the first game!

Hahaha nah should be good. But ye great idea we need that bell for when the team runs out haha crak up.

Bring it on - the more noise the better....Lived in Brazil for a year .... footy and samba go together like jaffas and traffic jams. could it be the maracana of the pacific.............

We've got some bells too! Just lead the way.....we'll try and catch whatever Fever is going!

Haha ye wel c. All ull be hearing hopefulllyy is Ohhhhhh urrr a amalakaaaaa (wanka in greek) AHH AHH when Theoklitis takes goal kicks. Hard to get the older ones to join in tho. Interesting to see his reactions.

Maracana of the South Pacific - now theres a challenge - wouldn't it be amazing. We've managed to get a little slice of carnival going here in Welly - maybe we can get a wee taste of the torcidas also...

Maracana - its still the biggest stadium isn't it? (100 000ish pax)

You guys were great on sunday night!

I loved the drums personally - well done for bringing some variaty to the sound in the stadium.

Ye awesome stuff ay. Expecially when u played throughout the game!!!!

Big thumbs up for the drums!

Aisle 27 reporting. The WALL OF SOUND coming our way from the percussion and the human vocal chords was EXCELLENT!!! 

I personally enjoyed the drums and would like to see them again, but they seemed to cause too much distruption with our chantings and yelling. If y'all moved to the opposite side of the stadium, our lads would get awesome support from both sides of the stadium, and you'll be drowning out the away fans instead of us

I agree, love the Samba and drums (from a distance), it's a good bass feel to the atmosphere and raises the pulse a bit - although I agree that they should distance themselves fro mthe YF zone  - so as to not drown out/disrupt attempts to get songs going

Drowned + disrupted songs. Go further away towards away support

I think we should embrace the drums. They can only enhance the atmosphere at the games.

Yeah, its great for the atmosphere, i suggest the chanters and the drummers come to an agreement on when to do it by themselves and when play/chant at the same time, such as in the first 5 minutes after a goal and when the nix are on the attack the drummers play and when the nix need a confidence boost the chanters chant!

Not a chance

The drums is all good for a while but they have to learn when to stop and when everyones had enough!!!! masey2007-09-12 21:41:28