neiladamsheadband Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 (edited) i used to sit in its many disguises th old ford stand for20 years atl least and the chaddy enders vocally have always been crap unless we were 5 nil up after about half an hour and even for the odd cup game here and there when i sat in the chaddy end still thought vocally it was naff - now having been forced to sit in the rrE vocally it is bloody amazing and even when we went behind it was still rockin - if there is a debate reagarding this no competition RRE will win hands down Edited October 19, 2008 by neiladamsheadband Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyBlue2 Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 Here`s how it should be done http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=y29L97YdHoI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego_Sideburns Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 Here`s how it should be done http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=y29L97YdHoI That sounds nothing like "Oh When The Blues" , but it shows what can be done if we all sing together and puts to shame those who refuse to sing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yard Dog Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 My first time in the RRE yesterday for about ten years. Thought the atmosphere was good. I felt there was a bit of a buzz around BP yesterday. Only heard the Chaddy End once, yet my mate who was sat in the Chaddy said it was quite noisy in there yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dish Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 I sit in the Chaddy and like the fact that fans in the RRE seem to keep singing for most of the game. In seasons gone by, we've played games where the crowd has been silent for 90 mins. Fair play to the singers in the RRE. is this not the post constructive post on the debate? fans singing at both ends must surely lift the players and is a lot better than the library of the past couple of years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeslover Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 Maybe you should clap slower then! The drummer did fine yesterday, people who decide to clap out of time with him aren't helping things at all. There have been loads of times this season where a song has started with plenty of backing and some have decided it would be much better if we sung it as fast as humanly possible. It normally ends with the vast majority stopping and the song dieing on it's arse. The 'Oh When the Blues' chant has been ruined by exactly this, what happened to a couple of seasons back when we could keep that going and going and going? I think it was Swindon away under talbot, we sung that solid for about 20 mins. We need to keep a steady pace and let it build. That's the reason 'sheridans blue and white army' generally works best out of all our songs. It's a bit of a chicken and egg one, this. The song was ruined by the drummer, it was his arrhythmical and accelerating banging that led people to expect it to go faster, now people go faster even when he isn't there. He seems to have been practicing a bit and keeps a steadier beat most of the time and while he's there thumping away I try to keep the same pace, but it still doesn't quite fit right with the whole stand being led by one person, it goes against the whole collective grain of what "terrace" singing is about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeylandLatic Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 It's a bit of a chicken and egg one, this. The song was ruined by the drummer, it was his arrhythmical and accelerating banging that led people to expect it to go faster, now people go faster even when he isn't there. He seems to have been practicing a bit and keeps a steadier beat most of the time and while he's there thumping away I try to keep the same pace, but it still doesn't quite fit right with the whole stand being led by one person, it goes against the whole collective grain of what "terrace" singing is about. I'm not saying his drumming is perfect, but he has improved and generally does ok. There's no point in all of us pulling in different directions on this, i'm sure you'll have seen the franfurt vids from youtube that have been posted on here, they appear to be led by one person with a mega phone so I don't see why we should be fighting it. I'm not saying that he should be the only one to start chants, but if we're honest, plenty of our fans need a bit of help keeping a beat and the drum is good tool for holding onto a steady pace. I think the worst case of the exponential tempo increase in songs came at Burnley this season. It seemed like there were 2 competeing groups at the top of the stand trying to start songs and every time it ended in a break neck pace as people got a carried away. If i remember right, the drum wasn't taken to burnley? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leezyverpunk Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 SUGGESTION Sheridan's Blue and White Army - RRE Sheridan's Blue and White Army - Chaddy End Sheridan's Blue and White Army - RRE Sheridan's Blue and White Army - Chaddy End This would be amazing - woddya reck? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanuts Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 SUGGESTION Sheridan's Blue and White Army - RRE Sheridan's Blue and White Army - Chaddy End Sheridan's Blue and White Army - RRE Sheridan's Blue and White Army - Chaddy End This would be amazing - woddya reck? how about sheridans blue and white army -rre-chaddy -main all at the same time ! now that would be amazing and intimidating ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daznathe Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 Maybe you should clap slower then! The drummer did fine yesterday, people who decide to clap out of time with him aren't helping things at all. There have been loads of times this season where a song has started with plenty of backing and some have decided it would be much better if we sung it as fast as humanly possible. It normally ends with the vast majority stopping and the song dieing on it's arse. The 'Oh When the Blues' chant has been ruined by exactly this, what happened to a couple of seasons back when we could keep that going and going and going? I think it was Swindon away under talbot, we sung that solid for about 20 mins. We need to keep a steady pace and let it build. That's the reason 'sheridans blue and white army' generally works best out of all our songs. sorry to piss on your chips but anyone who believes the drummer isnt responsible for the death of oh when the blues, is living in cloud cuckoo land Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlossopLatic Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 More RRE vs CHaddy willy waving... How boring Actually the "willy waving" between the chaddy and the RRE in trying to out do each other is in my opinion really helping the atmosphere in fact I actively encourage it just aslong as we all try and back the boys thats all that really matters. I sit in the main stand and thought the Chaddy was actually louder against Hudders but yesterday the RRE lot were the louder and us in the main stand were joining in which was also great. RRE lot though aren't quite as loud as some of them think they are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longtimeblue Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 Maybe you should clap slower then! The drummer did fine yesterday, people who decide to clap out of time with him aren't helping things at all. There have been loads of times this season where a song has started with plenty of backing and some have decided it would be much better if we sung it as fast as humanly possible. It normally ends with the vast majority stopping and the song dieing on it's arse. The 'Oh When the Blues' chant has been ruined by exactly this, what happened to a couple of seasons back when we could keep that going and going and going? I think it was Swindon away under talbot, we sung that solid for about 20 mins. We need to keep a steady pace and let it build. That's the reason 'sheridans blue and white army' generally works best out of all our songs. was, sung all second half - quality... Johnson got the winner in the sun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
footy68 Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 SUGGESTION Sheridan's Blue and White Army - RRE Sheridan's Blue and White Army - Chaddy End Sheridan's Blue and White Army - RRE Sheridan's Blue and White Army - Chaddy End This would be amazing - woddya reck? FC Twente do exactly that and then every now and again the sides join in......it sounds good with maximum effort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeylandLatic Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 sorry to piss on your chips but anyone who believes the drummer isnt responsible for the death of oh when the blues, is living in cloud cuckoo land He possibly is, but that doesn't mean he is the cause of all things bad on the singing front as so many would have you believe. I don't know the guy and i've never spoken to him but it just seems he is made a scapegoat when the atmosphere isn't that great or whatever. His drumming ain't perfect but I think on the whole he is helping the atmosphere. Also there isn't exactly a correlation between 'oh when the blues' being sung badly and the drums presence. It seems to be ruined by people speeding up regardless of whether the drum is there or not. Burnley away was shocking for this as i've already said, and it wasn't just 'oh when teh blues' it was pretty much every song and that was without the drum. We need a core of people who are going to try and keep the rhythm steady regardless of whether others around them are 'losing their heads' and frantically speeding up, power through it and bring em into line. Only way we can get that chant back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neiladamsheadband Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 asa previousy postee rrE armosphee as electrric but why did we sing at them your not famous anymore - why - nort sure they ever have been apart from an F A cup win the 60s which doesnt really deteermine it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
otid Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 FC Twente do exactly that and then every now and again the sides join in......it sounds good with maximum effort. Why do FC Twente sing about Sheridan ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yard Dog Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 but why did we sing at them your not famous anymore - why - nort sure they ever have been apart from an F A cup win the 60s which doesnt really deteermine it I thought that. Totally cringeworthy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeylandLatic Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 I thought that. Totally cringeworthy. Not as cringeworthy as the "you're so sh*t it's unbelievable" chant. I hadn't heard that since I was about 10 until this season. Truly awful, awful, awful, awful (etc etc etc.) chant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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