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Komentáře • 998

  • @martinbootneck
    @martinbootneck Před 9 měsíci +100

    When you march behind The Bands of HM Royal Marines it makes you feel 20ft tall and extremely proud.
    I'm 70yrs old now and I will say it was an honour to have marched behind these guy's.

    • @robertjohns7010
      @robertjohns7010 Před 8 měsíci +7

      Yup, I I've been there! As a veteran of the Royal Navy, I can tell you, nothing makes you as proud as marching behind a Royal Marines Band.

    • @SarahLees-lp3st
      @SarahLees-lp3st Před 7 měsíci

      They are Swiss

    • @SarahLees-lp3st
      @SarahLees-lp3st Před 7 měsíci +3

      At start the Swiss then our Royal Marines corps

    • @trimad6128
      @trimad6128 Před 6 měsíci +3

      @@SarahLees-lp3stSwiss and Royal Marines

    • @robcherry-tn7oo
      @robcherry-tn7oo Před 24 dny +1

      Royal Marine drummers are in a league of their own.

  • @claymore2of9
    @claymore2of9 Před 7 měsíci +21

    this is probably the best military and best civilian drum teams there is and to see them together is a treat i have seen them both separately at the The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo

  • @markharris3479
    @markharris3479 Před 9 měsíci +24

    I was in the audience at the Royal Albert Hall when this occurred for the first time. There was a very knowledgeable crowd, with many being former service men or families, so when the two sets of drummers merged the appreciation and anticipation was immediately apparent in the roar from the crowd. I can remember how the hairs on the back of my neck stood up!!

  • @karenbeer9920
    @karenbeer9920 Před 10 měsíci +93

    I live in the town where 11 Royal Marines bandsmen were killed by an IRA bomb in 1989. Every year they hold a memorial concert in the town and when the corps of drums march in it always makes me cry 😢
    This is the most amazing thing I’ve ever seen!

    • @thedarkwench
      @thedarkwench Před 10 měsíci +1

      Is that the same bomb that killed cavalry horses??

    • @karenbeer9920
      @karenbeer9920 Před 10 měsíci +1

      @@thedarkwench no there were no horses

    • @barbaradyson6951
      @barbaradyson6951 Před 9 měsíci +3

      ​@@thedarkwenchthat was Hyde Park.

    • @Kick1066
      @Kick1066 Před 9 měsíci +1

      ​@@thedarkwenchNo the IRA have murdered many animals , men, women and children.

    • @DacMan777
      @DacMan777 Před 9 měsíci +3

      Me too I live in Mill Road. My wife was working as a nurse in Deal hostpital that day. I was at home working outside and heard the explosion.

  • @stuheinecke8457
    @stuheinecke8457 Před 10 měsíci +220

    Top Secret Drum Corps and the Royal Marines, two of the best drum lines in the world. They’re amazing on their own, stunning to see them together.

    • @norb0254
      @norb0254 Před 10 měsíci +1

      Do you know what country are the Top Secret Drum Corp from ??

    • @Yeah95607
      @Yeah95607 Před 10 měsíci +4

      @@norb0254 Switzerland

    • @dee2251
      @dee2251 Před 10 měsíci +10

      @@norb0254 Switzerland I believe, which is a neutral country so their band isn’t military. It’s purely for entertainment purposes and because the Royal Marines are, the drum training is for military purposes only. Drums were used to give signals and orders to the troops on the battlefield well before technology was available. You’ve heard of ‘Beating the Retreat’ for instance?

    • @grahamstretch6863
      @grahamstretch6863 Před 10 měsíci +14

      ⁠​⁠@@dee2251
      Except Switzerland has a large armed services with mandatory conscription, they number about 200,000 of which 80,000 are in the reserve forces, with their military being ranked 44 / 145. How do you think neutral countries remain neutral in times of conflict? For example, Hey mr Hitler we’re neutral wouldn’t cut it, hey mr Hitler we’re neutral and have a huge well trained army do you want a bloody nose does!
      Oh, to lend this some weight, Sweden is neutral and has a large well trained army too! 🤷‍♂️
      Perhaps you’d like to re-think your “just for entertainment comment!” 🙄

    • @stuheinecke8457
      @stuheinecke8457 Před 10 měsíci

      Switzerland@@norb0254

  • @kaishowing
    @kaishowing Před 10 měsíci +50

    To see one person doing this is worthy of applause and respect...but to see the choreography involved when two whole troops are performing is awe inspiring.

  • @s.j.hunter3995
    @s.j.hunter3995 Před 10 měsíci +36

    Amazing to see the coordination between two different drum corps from two different countries playing together. Royal Marines Corps of Drums from the UK and Top Secret Drum Corp from Switzerland.

  • @firemedic5100
    @firemedic5100 Před 10 měsíci +128

    I was a drummer in high school, and we had a decent drum line. I went into the Air Force drum corp, and we were pretty good. Neither one even comes close to where these guys are. This was so impressive.

    • @martinbynion1589
      @martinbynion1589 Před 10 měsíci +5

      Guys AND gals....notice that not all the drummers were not men? 🙂

    • @davep8221
      @davep8221 Před 10 měsíci +7

      @@martinbynion1589I didn't, thanks for pointing it out. I'm usually focused on the sticks.

    • @socomt5
      @socomt5 Před 10 měsíci +1

      They have their beats……ONLOCK!

    • @norb0254
      @norb0254 Před 10 měsíci +8

      @@davep8221 i think 99% of people where focused on the sticks and not the sex of the drummers ,weird thing to bring up in my opinion

    • @mrtrickay7111
      @mrtrickay7111 Před 10 měsíci +6

      ​​@@martinbynion1589"not all the drummers were not men" 😂 so all the drummers were men then? 🤨 that's a double negative.

  • @nunurbizniz3251
    @nunurbizniz3251 Před 9 měsíci +15

    This is the beat of freedom. No one can deny what our military men women who have given so much for all of us. We love the marines!

  • @jumpingjacks5558
    @jumpingjacks5558 Před 10 měsíci +33

    I read an article about this drum corp. This is not their only profession. A number of them are blue collar workers who hold down 9-5 jobs. They love doing this so they audition and if chosen, it almost becomes a second job. They take a lot of time practicing and it doesn't leave much time for family life. These guys are the true drum corp.

    • @peterholmesgavleman
      @peterholmesgavleman Před 9 měsíci +1

      The blue collar, working etc maybe true regarding the top-secret dramas from Switzerland, but the performers in the non-bloomed headgear are actually military personnel in the Royal Marines.
      They are, and have been for many years, renowned as one of the best military bands in the world, when a wider variety of instruments is combined with the drum corps.
      Royal Marines are not technically soldiers, and their bandsman or musicians are selected on the merit as musicians that can actually play several instruments. The role of the musician may not be for an instrument that they have had a previous proficiency in. Sometimes they have to learn a brand-new instrument for them to become part of one of the Royal Marine Bands.

    • @barrymacdonald4515
      @barrymacdonald4515 Před 3 měsíci

      The marines are serving military. They're both astounding really.

  • @craigoliver3709
    @craigoliver3709 Před 11 měsíci +152

    Most amazing thing is the swiz drum corp all work day jobs,this is their spare time

    • @dee2251
      @dee2251 Před 10 měsíci +35

      Even more amazing is the Royal
      Marines are all serving soldiers who see active duty and have to be able to play 3 different instruments to be considered for the drum core.

    • @jasonbull6560
      @jasonbull6560 Před 10 měsíci +16

      Royal Marine fight in the sea,land and anywhere you don't want too be!
      These guys practice ON their day off. That's COOL 😎.

    • @jackthelad5366
      @jackthelad5366 Před 10 měsíci +7

      @@dee2251the Royal Marines band are not royal marine commandos which is what the general public think of when they hear “Royal Marines “

    • @nancyjanzen5676
      @nancyjanzen5676 Před 10 měsíci +2

      You would be serious too if you were judged on your sticking as a line.

    • @paulwhite5840
      @paulwhite5840 Před 10 měsíci +1

      They are insanely good too.

  • @petergreig4832
    @petergreig4832 Před 10 měsíci +87

    Saw both of these groups live at Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo in 2017, unbelievably good. It's crazy to think about the effort it takes to make it look so effortless, & they didn't even break out the pyro-drumsticks in this clip

    • @VinDieselS70
      @VinDieselS70 Před 9 měsíci +1

      You were there in 2017? I was going to say I saw them every day for a month at the tattoo as we were a group doing the Redcoat and Jacobite thing with the royal highland musicians. Absolute amazing time there.

    • @victorygirl77
      @victorygirl77 Před 6 měsíci

      Peter are these not the Swiss army drummers that were at the tattoo in 2017

  • @catherinehodgetts139
    @catherinehodgetts139 Před 10 měsíci +23

    I have had the honour of seeing them live at Edinburgh Tattoo at the castle and back at the barracks during rehearsal. Amazing bunch of drummers, dedication, what you see in the displays is what you get in rehearsal. Lovely people and friendly to everyone who chats to them

  • @Bacchus173
    @Bacchus173 Před 9 měsíci +18

    Watched this a few years ago....like everyone else, it blew my mind. a military drum corps of the RM standard and a civilian drum corps of extreme top standard coming together with a mind blowing performance. The practice, the rehearsals and the players getting to know each others playing, strokes, rythym etc. The work that went into that performance, nothing less than commitment to the Nth degree.

  • @colingardiner6697
    @colingardiner6697 Před 10 měsíci +25

    I saw them at the Edinburgh Military Tattoo in Scotland a few years ago absolutely brilliant seeing them live.

    • @ColbyFultonDrums
      @ColbyFultonDrums  Před 10 měsíci +1

      🤘🏻👌🏻

    • @larryboyes7276
      @larryboyes7276 Před 10 měsíci +2

      ​@@ColbyFultonDrums 2015. The Tattoo. Rain hammered down the whole show. These guys never missed a beat. Superb.

    • @svenkorner1648
      @svenkorner1648 Před 10 měsíci +3

      Watching them at the Military Tattoo is a must see, because they do their performance while marching. The choreography is top notch…

  • @ychaps
    @ychaps Před 10 měsíci +34

    I've watched this so many times and it always brings tears to my eyes...it's so perfect. Wouldn't it be nice if we could all put that much effort into all we do☺️

  • @AaronOxfordExmouth1989
    @AaronOxfordExmouth1989 Před 10 měsíci +12

    I will say, these two corps are the best of the best. Royal Marine marching band are just the best, top secret drumming corps are the close 2nd. You are witnessing masters at work. Great video

  • @georgerobartes2008
    @georgerobartes2008 Před 10 měsíci +43

    Let's not forget that these chaps are also elite warriors , first and foremost Royal Marines .

    • @DavidBonnie
      @DavidBonnie Před 9 měsíci +3

      Actually musicians do not deploy as fighting soldiers. Great drummers!

    • @barbaradyson6951
      @barbaradyson6951 Před 9 měsíci +1

      ​@@DavidBonnieBut they drink like fish

    • @DavidBonnie
      @DavidBonnie Před 9 měsíci

      @@barbaradyson6951 Ha Ha true

  • @mikeyem1562
    @mikeyem1562 Před 11 měsíci +12

    Now this is something I've not seen before, think their just may be a new series of drum line stuff I start binge watching

  • @Mike2xbd
    @Mike2xbd Před 8 měsíci +5

    I'm a drummer and started in the school band at age 12. From being in a pop band to touring with a jazz band at the Hollyday Inn. I have now retired. This is absolutely amazing!

  • @wack1ful
    @wack1ful Před 10 měsíci +16

    The concert was at the Royal Albert Hall in London. I was at that one when the TS Drum Corp played. The Band of the Royal Marines hold this concert every year with different themes. It was an amazing night and raised an awful lot of money for charity. 😊

  • @randybaccio2407
    @randybaccio2407 Před 10 měsíci +10

    They are from my hometown Basel in Switzerland. We saw them regularly in their early years. They all derive from drum groups from the Basler Fasnacht, a famous 3-day carnival in Feb/March. Everyone has a job, this is "just" their hobby!!! I played handbal with one of the drummers and one of the banner holders (not in this video). When they blew up, nobody could believe that this was even possible, such skills.

    • @audspod1
      @audspod1 Před 10 měsíci +1

      They are amazing, I just love them 😄❤

  • @insainetrooper7489
    @insainetrooper7489 Před 10 měsíci +8

    The secret drums corps are based in Basel, Switzerland where an yearly traditional festival called Basler Fasnacht is held. The band was Formed in 1991 and didn't get world wise attention until 2003. During the Edinburgh Military Tattoo (Military Show).
    They are the first drums band with non-military origin allowed to play in the Edinburgh Military Tattoo and have made several invited appearances with new routines.

  • @scottclark1839
    @scottclark1839 Před 10 měsíci +16

    Played drums for 50 years now. This was damn impressive! Well done gents!

  • @klackon1
    @klackon1 Před 10 měsíci +25

    That was the biz. I used to play a drum in an army cadet band, and military style drumming doesn't get any better than this. Terrific performance! I was regular army, but I have always felt that army bands couldn't touch the Royal Marines. By the way, corps is pronounced coor, not corpse.

    • @chrystpick7741
      @chrystpick7741 Před 8 měsíci

      I also played in army cadet corps of drums.
      I would give anything to see these either of sets of drummers play. And twice as much for 1 lesson from any of the snare players.

  • @jimpemberton
    @jimpemberton Před 10 měsíci +75

    Top Secret has a routine where they turn into a dance fight. That's pretty cool to see.
    I've played with the British Royal Marine Bands before (over 30 years ago), both here in the States and in Great Britain. Their drum line is still an impressive group, and that should count for a lot coming from an old US Marine.

    • @EwanMarshall
      @EwanMarshall Před 10 měsíci +7

      I believe currently the Royal Marine Bands have an open invitation to the Top Secret Drum Corps to play together any time.

    • @williamt.little1972
      @williamt.little1972 Před 10 měsíci +1

      Very impressive drum line. But those are Swiss drummers - not Royal Marines.

    • @jimpemberton
      @jimpemberton Před 10 měsíci +8

      @@williamt.little1972 You do know that in this video Top Secret (the Swiss drummers) are playing with drummers from the British Royal Marines, don't you?

    • @jimpemberton
      @jimpemberton Před 10 měsíci

      @@williamt.little1972 ...and this was one of the times we got to play with the Royal Marines. Note the emblem of the Royal Marines is represented here when they join Top Secret, and the uniforms haven't changed too much since the '90s.
      czcams.com/video/fb_pjy-GDHM/video.html

    • @trimad6128
      @trimad6128 Před 10 měsíci

      @@williamt.little1972it’s both look at their emblem

  • @M0N5T3R_
    @M0N5T3R_ Před 11 měsíci +15

    I’ve seen both of the formations live multiple times during Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo in the UK and Basel Tattoo in Switzerland

    • @WW-wf8tu
      @WW-wf8tu Před 11 měsíci

      That's the 1 I was trying to remember to tell him about. 1st time I watched them was in Basel. Thanks!

    • @M0N5T3R_
      @M0N5T3R_ Před 11 měsíci +1

      @@WW-wf8tu Basel Tattoo is such an awesome experience imo. It came such a long way from back in 2006 and is the second biggest event like this world wide by now

  • @rosemary702001
    @rosemary702001 Před 10 měsíci +6

    One of the best drum line challenges ever. The styles are different but their mastery is shared.

  • @jokervienna6433
    @jokervienna6433 Před 10 měsíci +14

    I´ve played in a marching band, and like every marching band that have some honor, we had a few tricks. Playing on each others drums and knocking our sticks together sometimes happened in the middle marches. But THIS level is insane. We where ok, but these guys... again, insane. It takes tons of practice to get synchronized, and even more tons of practice to get to this level.
    More fun was when I played in a marching samba band. Yes, synchronizing is important there too, but there is much more "wiggle room". Also, there is no one that stops a marching samba band. We went into festivals where you where supposed to pay, but we where never stopped. The guards just laughed and let us through. I still get goose bumps when I think of that.
    Check out "Aainjaa" and "Batucada" and you´ll get what I mean.

  • @thomasgarwell8214
    @thomasgarwell8214 Před 10 měsíci +56

    Also remember, the Royal Marines are soldiers first, musicians second. They are a fighting force who have served just recently in Afghanistan. Some years ago, an IRA bomb blew up and quite a few Marines were killed in the explosion. Some time later, the Royal Marine marching band came out to play, and there were some missing places where the killed Marines should have been. Very poignant

    • @markmaher4548
      @markmaher4548 Před 10 měsíci +6

      They are Royal Marines first, they get a bit miffed if they're called "soldiers"! 😂😂😂

    • @thomasgarwell8214
      @thomasgarwell8214 Před 10 měsíci

      @@markmaher4548 Just calling them that as they shoot guns🤣. They are not sailors, but I do get your drift Mark🤣

    • @CrYpT-x
      @CrYpT-x Před 10 měsíci

      The Royal Marines Band are not Royal Marines Commandos, they are stretcher bearers in times of war, they are not front line active soldiers. They have not done 32 weeks of military training, they are not Commandos. Do not confuse

    • @audspod1
      @audspod1 Před 10 měsíci +1

      So proud of our wonderful armed forces, whether it be at the Tattoo or on the battlefield ❤🙏

    • @mayajrj
      @mayajrj Před 10 měsíci +2

      @@thomasgarwell8214 the fact that they are called MARINES should tell you something. They actually come under the RN and many are Royal Marine Commandos.

  • @didierhenry1
    @didierhenry1 Před 11 měsíci +23

    Unbeatable drum Corps, they spend hours play together and seperatly, what a disciplin ❤

    • @AJ-jy6lb
      @AJ-jy6lb Před 10 měsíci +1

      May i suggest that you look this up on youtube and watch it, >>> "2013 Cadets drumline" (the one in the lot warming up before show time), and then come back and we'll chat. :o)
      As a matter of fact, i'm going to go watch it right now, and i've seen it, a LOT!

    • @voiceofreason9238
      @voiceofreason9238 Před 10 měsíci

      @@AJ-jy6lb This ^^^

  • @tom-erikthomassen8746
    @tom-erikthomassen8746 Před 11 měsíci +14

    Those guys are Just insalely good drummers👌🙈 imagine all the practice🙏

  • @zollykod2541
    @zollykod2541 Před 9 měsíci +4

    I haven't seen the Swiss guys live but I've seen the Band of the Royal Marines Drum Corps (by the way, in the UK we pronounce this as 'core') many times. I love love LOVE them. I've also seen some of their youngsters practising. This clip you reacted to is one of my all-time favourites and it never fails to make my jaw drop to the floor or tears come to my eyes.. The amount of work and discipline needed to get to this level is unbelievable. I love the contrast between not only the two very different styles here, but also the drums themselves (the Royal Marines have snare drums). And I love the way they each learned a bit of each others' style! I'm so glad I saw this again - thank you. :)

  • @simonatkinson1107
    @simonatkinson1107 Před 10 měsíci +28

    The Top Secret Drum Corp are NOT a military drum corp but they are all ridiculously precise at this. You need to check out the Edinburgh Tattoo routine they did. They had more room to move around so it looks even more spectacular. They were also the First Non-Military team to perform at the Tattoo.

    • @jan-pieter3695
      @jan-pieter3695 Před 9 měsíci

      Not fully true, i played at the edinburgh tattoo in 2011 and there were several civilian musicians active at that one not under their own banner but added to a military band.

    • @MoolahMastermind
      @MoolahMastermind Před 9 měsíci +1

      And the fact they can integrate so seemlesly with the Royal Marines shows how great both bands are

    • @jan-pieter3695
      @jan-pieter3695 Před 9 měsíci

      @@MoolahMastermind tbh i can respect the skill level and the effort in this all but purely looking at it from a creative perspective it isnt all that great at all. they follow what the real great ones did and they are good at it 100% but comparing them to the bands who created this style they are still way off.

    • @simonatkinson1107
      @simonatkinson1107 Před 9 měsíci

      @@jan-pieter3695 As an art form it is still good to see that these skill are being passed on and being appreciated by others regardless of whether they are military or civillian. How an individual perceives a skill level can be subject to personal preference. I see this as still being a high level of skill that is simply taken from a different perspective other than the traditional military one.

    • @jan-pieter3695
      @jan-pieter3695 Před 9 měsíci

      @@simonatkinson1107 there are several military styles, each era and each nation has its own style. The american style is heavily influenced by the US marching band style of music making so a non military style. Therefor you have far less rules and freedom, the entertainment value of it all is also far greater then any other i seen in my days. You could state that the american style is far more centered around show and entertainment. Not using the freedom inside that style i feel that as a limitation without any reason.
      If you look at the other military music styles it is far more formal, it has been used and kept the same in some cases for tens or even hundreds a years.
      So to keep that tradition alive when the style itselve is very new and the gap between the movement patterns of the military themselves and how the musicians apply it in their performance is also very big. At least bigger then in any other comparable military style of music making.
      So No skill is not totally personal preference in terms of military style since it is bound by strict rules, not completly but for the biggest part it is are you doing it wrong or right. In the US military style it is far more open and less centered around tradition. It is closer to a cilivian style of marching then any other military style so that is why i am raising the question why not use that freedom for variation to increase the entertainment value. Why aways do the same trick over and over and over, once again i respect the effert and skill but the creative is lacking big time.

  • @davidmoule417
    @davidmoule417 Před 7 měsíci +3

    The Royal marines are the best soldiers in the world, so proud of them

  • @dogstaraycliffe
    @dogstaraycliffe Před 10 měsíci +3

    It always sends shivers down the old spine when I see this especially the two drum corps combine, you never want it to stop but you know what they say, always leave them wanting more.

  • @derKarl_stp
    @derKarl_stp Před 9 měsíci +3

    I knew this vid and seen many others of them... they are simply like a swiss watch/clockwork... perfectly on time and in sync...
    ...and fun fact, they are the only civilian drumline performing on a military tattoo as regular part of the lineup

  • @jeffkuipers1030
    @jeffkuipers1030 Před 9 měsíci +1

    the ones in the black they are TOP SECRET crop and i have been following them for years now and it never gets old.they have gone around the world to perform.

  • @EnergeticRhythm
    @EnergeticRhythm Před 10 měsíci +19

    Wow this is excellent precision drumming and a skilled team effort! You should check out some of their marching videos, they are on another level. So much respect for the amount of discipline and hours of practice they put in.
    I was in the Cary High School Marching band and we won the state championship in my Junior year. Go Imps! Several years before our school had also previously won the National Championship in Myrtle Beach in 1973. In my senior year at ( Pine Forest High ), I played with mallets on a quad set of tenor drums. I remember one parade we marched in Raleigh we played so hard and marched so long that I got blood blisters on my fingers but kept right on playing. I took one for the team that day LOL😵‍💫
    I remember every summer practicing in the parking lot, in the middle of summer, in the blistering heat, for HOURS! 😰 Practicing the same marching patterns again and again and again. 🥵😪 I was in the marching band, concert band, and stage band and used to go to the music room during study hall....I was always in the band room....best place in high school to be!!!!!
    Oh!, did I mention we practiced every year on the football field for months...... with the drill team! 😍🤪 We also went on many bus trips...... with the drill team 😉....... who were by far the hottest girls in our school!😍🤪Just Sayin Facts It was some of the best times of my life, and I loved every minute of it😀 If you are a student and want to learn to play an instrument I highly recommend you join the music program at your school. Go Imps! and Trojans!

    • @norb0254
      @norb0254 Před 10 měsíci

      I was in the uk military ,not a bandy ,the bands have plenty of time to practise

  • @paultowns9880
    @paultowns9880 Před 11 měsíci +17

    Seen these guys at the Military Tattoo in Edinburgh a while back. They were incredible!

    • @MrChristbait
      @MrChristbait Před 10 měsíci +1

      Me too, Edinburgh castle makes the Tower of London look like a garden shed!🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  • @jessicaeddins6550
    @jessicaeddins6550 Před 10 měsíci +6

    My favorite thing about Top Secret is that they are all volunteers. They all perform the drum corp outside their full time jobs.

    • @ColbyFultonDrums
      @ColbyFultonDrums  Před 10 měsíci

      🤘🏻🔥

    • @Baselfreak
      @Baselfreak Před 10 měsíci +3

      Correct. Due to its Basel carnival there are 10‘000 drummers in our city. Beside our traditional kind of drumming, some are specialising in american style drumming and piping, scottish pipes& drum, or show drumming like Top,Secret drum corps. But we are all amateurs. We start drumming at the age of 6 or 7 years.

    • @parkerbrown-nesbit1747
      @parkerbrown-nesbit1747 Před 10 měsíci +1

      I'm even more impressed than I already was..

  • @Slears
    @Slears Před 10 měsíci +1

    at 6:00 when TSDC steps back during the performance to give room for this robot arm thing is amazing

  • @mattyost7298
    @mattyost7298 Před 10 měsíci +7

    the eye hand coordination and timing is so fine tuned it's impressive

  • @jfgin13300
    @jfgin13300 Před 10 měsíci +7

    We saw them at the tattoo in Edinburgh 5 years ago. My son, who is a drummer, knew them, was so excited to see them that he could hardly sit still and we were all blown away with their field performance. A must see

    • @victoriatreacy4626
      @victoriatreacy4626 Před 10 měsíci

      Ditto saw them at the tattoo 2018. They were incredible

    • @richardashworth400
      @richardashworth400 Před 6 měsíci

      100% convinced that Tattoo is the best festival to be at in Scotland, bar none. The atmosphere is electric.

  • @nh2805
    @nh2805 Před 10 měsíci +3

    Really surprised you are only seeing these guys for the first time now. Legendary drummers. You need to go see them perform

  • @cmtippens9209
    @cmtippens9209 Před 10 měsíci +2

    I see a few others have already recommended that you watch some of the videos from the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo and I will too.
    My former Son-in-law participated as a member of U.S. Navy band many years ago so I watched it when they posted it to CZcams. I was blown away.

  • @iangillon6981
    @iangillon6981 Před 10 měsíci +1

    Unreal!! My late Father would love this.. Made me cry..

  • @craigchandler5153
    @craigchandler5153 Před 9 měsíci +3

    Phenomenal live, the timing, the showmanship plus they’re having so much fun with it
    Also the sound live, you need over ear headphones, you feel it in your chest when you’re there

  • @mikefriend1514
    @mikefriend1514 Před 10 měsíci +8

    Probably one of the most amazing drum routines you could wish to witness. Great collaboration between the Royal Marines and the Top Secret Swiss drum corp.

  • @wentworth2475
    @wentworth2475 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Top secret drum corps are one of my favourites. I love them. They're so professional and professionally rhythmed.

  • @JKilted
    @JKilted Před 9 měsíci +1

    a competition with no winner nor loser, just pure awesome!

  • @katherinehite1635
    @katherinehite1635 Před 10 měsíci +21

    Really should do more Top Secret. They are absolutely amazing

    • @ColbyFultonDrums
      @ColbyFultonDrums  Před 10 měsíci +1

      👌🏻

    • @audspod1
      @audspod1 Před 10 měsíci

      Check out the Edinburgh Tattoo, the Top Secret Drum Corp have appeared there many times, enjoy!

  • @w9gb
    @w9gb Před 10 měsíci +3

    Military and Competitive Drum Corps are great to watch - precision.

  • @DavidPurvis-dt6iw
    @DavidPurvis-dt6iw Před 6 měsíci +1

    I live in Plymouth and I hear them practicing when I walk past the citadel it is wonderful

  • @welshman8954
    @welshman8954 Před 10 měsíci +5

    I'm a former Royal marines commando 18 years service I've seen our drummers a few times they never disappoint

  • @scusemeyoudidnt
    @scusemeyoudidnt Před 10 měsíci +2

    Percussion has always been my "thing" i could listen to this for hours. Absolutely amazing!

  • @aidiess
    @aidiess Před 10 měsíci +4

    I saw them a few years ago back home in Scotland when they were at the Edinburgh military tattoo ! Only one word needed - Awesome !!!!

  • @esburn7895
    @esburn7895 Před 10 měsíci +7

    as a self taught, average, garage band rock/metal drummer, many years ago I got to tour for 2 months with the Boston Crusaders (DCI) as one of the drivers in the caravan from state to state (about 12k miles in 1.5 mo) it was so cool to see what regimented training can produce compared to just hackin around by myself. waking up every day to rudiments in the air was like being a fat kid at a cake bakers camp...

    • @chipkelly5121
      @chipkelly5121 Před 10 měsíci +1

      I played snare with the Madison Scouts in 1976 when we won DCI. Best memories ever!

  • @lynettegraves6261
    @lynettegraves6261 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Blows my mind, every time. Was lucky enough to see them live once. This doesn’t even show them moving around! Just spectacular

  • @hyime69
    @hyime69 Před 10 měsíci +1

    Yes I have seen the Top Secret Drum Corp in their home town of Basel Switzerland. They have a festival in Basel called Fastnacht in March for 3-4 days well worth a visit, if you can get a hotel room it is very difficult but an amazing to see each area of the city has it's own Drum Corp and they play at dawn and then party for 3 days

  • @vincentpastor8726
    @vincentpastor8726 Před 11 měsíci +4

    You,should see them play all this and figth with the sticks amazing

  • @jcofortco
    @jcofortco Před 8 měsíci +3

    I LOVE watching Top Secret. Would love even more to see them live! 😊

  • @mymartianhome
    @mymartianhome Před 6 měsíci +2

    Royal Marines are more traditional, Swiss nare more jazz, both are superb, put them together and wow! Just wow!!

  • @joeracer1384
    @joeracer1384 Před 7 měsíci +1

    I was in the ROYAL NAVY and have had the privilege to see both these drum lines many times. Totally awesome guys.

  • @LS1007
    @LS1007 Před 11 měsíci +7

    I was in a small D&B corp in the early seventies in Ohio and there were and is, some amazing corps there. California has some great ones also.

  • @rifelaw
    @rifelaw Před 10 měsíci +7

    Having been in a corps-style marching band about a million years ago, many of whose members had competed at DCI, this is what we aimed for.

    • @welshman8954
      @welshman8954 Před 10 měsíci

      USMC or Royal marines commandos im a former jolly so I'm curious

    • @parrodii3140
      @parrodii3140 Před 10 měsíci

      DCI and DCS Competitions were all always amazing and on their own level for sure.

  • @grahamfrear9270
    @grahamfrear9270 Před 10 měsíci +2

    The skill of the royal marines and the Swiss drum corps work well together amazing.

  • @MrBubbly63
    @MrBubbly63 Před 4 měsíci

    I saw these guys in Edinburgh in 2006 and had enjoyed all other performers up until the Top Secret Drum Corp came along and blew everything away. It was truly amazing to hear them and also see the since they then had some space for choreography as well.

  • @qwertyTRiG
    @qwertyTRiG Před 11 měsíci +5

    They didn't do it here, but Top Secret sometimes play in the dark with glow-in-the-dark sticks.

    • @EwanMarshall
      @EwanMarshall Před 10 měsíci +1

      Yeah, last years Edingburgh Tatoo performance had that. They also detached and layed the base drums down to use in the cross drum sticking.

  • @b3s13g3d
    @b3s13g3d Před 10 měsíci +3

    I've been a sucker for a march for as long as I can remember, from the first time I heard one. I became a fan of DCI in high-school, though sadly at that time I was stuck playing trombone, and Top Secret when I found them I think not too many years later... and lo these many years later I'm still trying to pick up the snare skills of a high-school drummer.
    To say this performance is incredible would be the understatement of the decade.

  • @greggriffiths909
    @greggriffiths909 Před 7 měsíci +1

    I was lucky enough to have the Full Band of The Royal Marines (Plymouth Branch) play at my Passing Out Parade at HMS Raleigh back in 1998

  • @walkerig1
    @walkerig1 Před 10 měsíci +1

    Bands men and women are often also the Medics, Stretcher Bearers and Ambulance staff in the UK Military. During WWII Royal Marine Bandsmen had 25% casualties the highest percentage of any branch of any service. They are not just for show they are the bravest of the brave.

  • @WW-wf8tu
    @WW-wf8tu Před 11 měsíci +5

    I am glad you are discovering these talented drummers. Buddy Rich, now this. You are getting some unreal examples I knew about already. Inspirational is barely adequate to describe what you have witnessed here. Do more searches for Top Secret Drum Corps. This is only 1 small exampled performance. They do this thing out in a field with a light show and .. it just goes on and on. Watching them practice with other groups, etc. Can literally sit here for hours with your jaw dropped by the sheer incredible talents that are before you. Blows me away every time. I crank up the speakers so loud, it sometimes shuts my surround sound system down. lol Then I go hit the kit. It is super. Look up, Ultimate Drummers Weekend 10. And 2000 Drummers on the Beach. It is not related to Top Secret Drum Corp, but you will find those performances very interesting as well.

  • @KGardner01010
    @KGardner01010 Před 10 měsíci +6

    Have yourself a look at any video comprising of the "Massed" Bands of The Royal Marine, Corey. You won't be disappointed as they lead the full band. Walking down the Mall, or the Birdcage ones would likely be best ones for you to see it better . . . (anything between say 10-25 mins) - as I doubt you'd have the time to watch them doing their thing on Trooping The Colour, as it might be a bit too long for you . . . Enjoy . . . !!!

  • @hammerhiem75
    @hammerhiem75 Před 7 měsíci +1

    I'm Ex Royal Navy so I've Seen them play many times, marched with them a couple of dozen times to their more formal work and seen the display stuff a few times.

  • @mariawilliams4941
    @mariawilliams4941 Před 9 měsíci +1

    They performed at the Windsor show last year for the Queen absolutely amazing

  • @carolen9400
    @carolen9400 Před 10 měsíci +2

    I’ve seen the “International Drum Tattoo” and the precision is awe inspiring. They have Drum Corps from all over the world participate.

  • @mikeg3764
    @mikeg3764 Před 11 měsíci +8

    If you really want to have your mind blown- listen to a really good bass drum line - like the Phantom Regiment

  • @MSSmith1022
    @MSSmith1022 Před 10 měsíci +1

    Watching the Top Secret Drum Corp at some of the televised Drum and Bugle Corp competitions is really something else.
    Look up these Drum Corps: Blue Devils, Blue Knights, The Cavaliers, Crossmen, Madison Scouts, Phantom Regiment.

  • @ldcraig2006
    @ldcraig2006 Před 9 měsíci +2

    There is something so primitive and primal about drum rhythm. I played in the band during most of my formative years in school, but never played percussion. The beat is what drives the music, so good drummers and percussionists were essential. It's been said that man's first instruments were his voice, his hands, and the beating of sticks on rocks and logs. It brings out the raw emotions in all of us.

  • @naraneca1454
    @naraneca1454 Před 10 měsíci +5

    I've seen them and at first I thought it would be so boring that I even brought a PSP with me... First 2 minutes were enough that I got goosebumps... No need to say more ❤

  • @cindipossidento5688
    @cindipossidento5688 Před 10 měsíci +3

    Love it !!!! 💥💥💥💥😘
    Totally amazing, the amount of practice involved is beyond my
    Comprehension …….

  • @ChristopherHutton-fz4fb
    @ChristopherHutton-fz4fb Před 4 měsíci

    These guys are freaking amazing. Stunning stick work, rhythms are so different, I'm amazed at the versatility of the drum. I get such emotion from this. Awesome, thank you...😃🥹

  • @loomi28
    @loomi28 Před 6 měsíci +1

    The members of Top Secret are highly dedicated drummers with different day jobs: bankers, civil servants, factory workers, students and others. They give up their free time to practice almost every day of the year. Due to the demanding nature of the work, the membership changes frequently.

  • @rhysmaybrey7739
    @rhysmaybrey7739 Před 10 měsíci +2

    Absolutely phenomenal to watch. So in sync. Epic stuff.

  • @spacefanatic
    @spacefanatic Před 10 měsíci +5

    The first drummers are from Switzerland and then the Royal Marines join them.

  • @overpar9878
    @overpar9878 Před 9 měsíci +1

    love your sincere, appreciative reaction

  • @PhilK116
    @PhilK116 Před 10 měsíci +1

    They are often on the Edinburgh Tattoo which has been going for decades. The Secret Drums are Swiss and usually play with the Royal Marines its a regular thing now

  • @jackiefenton2290
    @jackiefenton2290 Před 10 měsíci +3

    I’ve seen them live twice at the Edinburgh Tattoo, they are so very good, really enjoyed it.

  • @wbh1975
    @wbh1975 Před 10 měsíci +4

    I had the enormous privilege to be part of the secret drum core for a week's performance in 2005 for a tattoo.

  • @jonathanbaron-crangle5093
    @jonathanbaron-crangle5093 Před 9 měsíci +1

    2:30 that's awesome, using the neighbours' drums

  • @michelboisvert5684
    @michelboisvert5684 Před měsícem

    The first time I saw them was on youtube and here in Quebec we had a tatoo and I contacted the organisers to ask them to put them in their tatoo and that's what they did and it was a real pleasure to see them in person at the tatoo, wow what a show, bravo, bravo TOP SECRET

  • @stephenclarke4675
    @stephenclarke4675 Před 11 měsíci +5

    I'm sure there are some great drum bands in the USA, but that takes some beating.

    • @voiceofreason9238
      @voiceofreason9238 Před 10 měsíci

      The best kept secret in America is the Drum Corps International DCI drum corps and yes, they are world class. As are their drum lines. There are almost zero drum bands in the US.

  • @susannechickenmom5621
    @susannechickenmom5621 Před 10 měsíci +6

    When you see talent like this you just have to push the like button.

  • @cgluck
    @cgluck Před 7 měsíci

    JC I have been a drummer since I was 4. I'm a student of Neil Peary, Gene Kruppa, and Buddy Rich. I'm now 60, and have doubts I could have ever been a part of these ensembles. That was so good.

  • @patrickbriscall7934
    @patrickbriscall7934 Před 7 měsíci +1

    We saw the Secret Corps at the Edinburgh Military Tattoo last year. Amazing!

  • @MrChrissy1r
    @MrChrissy1r Před 10 měsíci +3

    We must not forget these guys are proper real musicians, not only these brilliant drummers but all of them brass , pipe, wind all of them. They not only play military marching and brass stuff, they also do current music and even pop chart music, they truly are wonderful to see and hear. Our beloved Queen's taste in music was very broad, from marching music to pop.

    • @gwynjames2077
      @gwynjames2077 Před 10 měsíci +2

      The Royal Marines also double up as Medics on the battle field and have qualified for their Commando Beret! So pretty cool soldiers. The amazing Top Secret Drum Corps are civilians who are part time drummers from various backgrounds( Iwhich makes their achievement of the highest standard possible ) even more amazing !

    • @MrChrissy1r
      @MrChrissy1r Před 10 měsíci

      @@gwynjames2077 Yes, thank you for your input, I did know personally, but didn't want to make my post too long. Clear and concise so thanks again.

  • @sweethaven5
    @sweethaven5 Před 10 měsíci +4

    2:07 Good, I wowing the same time you did. I have seen them only on CZcams, they ARE AMAZING!! I still love Drum & Bugle Corps, but if I hear these guys I definitely stop and watch. Plus they have flags! from Ohio🇺🇸

  • @Tonyblack261
    @Tonyblack261 Před 10 měsíci +2

    They performed for us in the early 70s at my high school - incredible!

  • @ardantaker8367
    @ardantaker8367 Před 10 měsíci +2

    this was amazing, never saw this video of those two combined. well done