It's tough to drum and capo when chants are being sped up and slown down randomly. I've been on the drum the last two games with both Wowza and Fizik the last two games and numerous times during both games, we'd look at each other and throw are hands in the air trying to figure out what time 114 was chanting at. It's a work in progress. Some improvements are needed. They'll get done. Shirtless dude (forget his name) in 114 is a huge help. But I think some sort of telecommunications between us and them will help alot.
I don't understand why the capos aren't wearing headsets to co-ordinate the chants?
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Have to get everyone to agree, figure out what system works best for the capos and get approval from the front office but it could be doable.
If I can wear a headset plugged into a walkie talkie during concerts, raves, etc... while working security and hear my team including security, the bartenders, owner, etc.... Capos can for sure hear each other clearly as well as the crowd.
They are not TRN. TRN was there for the first game then these guys showed up. Given their colours I believe they are Iranian drummers (for Beitashour?) and beat to their own rhythm. They pick it up when there's an intense moment for TFC but they are not in line with anyone. I'm at the top of 116 and they just kill anything that's moving east to west chant wise, and drown out the Kings just below me. If they were in time with the other groups it would be fantastic as they are good. Maybe they should hit the beer garden.
Dom
I sit up in the second deck above the supporters sections. Love the atmosphere you guys create, however at the game on Saturday, it did seem that you and U Sector were working at cross purposes. Usually, you all work together and the sound is amazing but there were several times on Saturday when you were out of sync and it diminished the overall effect.
I hate to say this, but lack of singing on many occasions this year has been from 113 which seperrates 112 from singing along with 114, the gap makes it harder to be united singing as 1. I am not saying 113 doesn't sing at all, but many in 113 are not joining in as often as I would like.
I must be going deaf or maybe crazy, because I stand in the thick of things in 112 and really thought the game against Columbus was one of our worst for participation and overall atmosphere. I'm guessing the roof has helped the elevate the overall experience all across the stadium; but as I mentioned in the home opener thread, even at the first home game of the season I felt the area around us was subdued. Not dead, mind you. Maybe it's just me, it's just that when I think of how loud it got in the first few seasons - and even a couple of games in more recent years, I just think we're a little bit quieter and a bit less in-sync with the others around us.
Again, this is all just my observation. I think I might be in the minority here, but yeah... make of it what you will. 114 is killing us when it comes to generating sound and atmosphere. I'd like to see us go back to the old days where we had a bit of a friendly rivalry with U-Sector as to who could sing and cheer the loudest - in fact, that's probably why our back-and-forth songs to 114 are probably my favourites right now.
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I can say on Saturday (I was drumming on 116) one thing that definitely helped was I spotted the drummer in 114 and saw the stick go up and that's how I timed my beat...once I got his timing it was easy for me to time the beats along with it.
Another suggestion that might help (not sure how feasible) might be to have the drummer(s) on the sidelines so that everyone can go along with him/her to co-ordinate.
Gotta say that the tribal/brazilian drummmers last game sounded great on tv, they added some good atmosphere and could be heard throughout the field.
“Years have gone by and I’ve finally learned to accept myself for who I am: a beggar for good football.
I go about the world, hand outstretched, and in the stadiums I plead: ‘A pretty move, for the love of God.’
And when good football happens, I give thanks for the miracle and I don’t give a damn which team or country performs it.”
-Eduardo Galeano
The drums at the top of 110 are always out of sync with 112. Great guys and koodos to them for trying to create an atmosphere up there, but it really makes for a disjointed experience for those below them who hear both their drums and the south. It's impossible for the section to sync with either group.
Sitting in 110 - we also get a birds eye view of the south.
Inebriatti are definitely leading the charge this year. Thier sound is more together and louder than the rest IMO.
I think it would be of huge help if the drums came down to row 1 or 2 for better co-ordination with the capo. When everyone is jumping or something the visual connection between the capo and the drummer is easily broken. Just my 2 cents
This happens at the top of 112 and in 113 every time we hear 2 chants at once. There is no point, and everyone just wonders what the hell is going on.
It's great that 114 is loud, it's great the coordination is starting, but it seems like shared chants are the only thing that seem to work. Having all groups singing at the same time is like a 20% percent success rate at this point. Even when we are on the same song, the delay is painful.
I was talking to the guys in 111 around me and one of them mentioned maybe having the 112 capo stand in the gap between the two sections. I know way back when we in 111 did have a stand. No way could we support our own now but this might be a way to get some better cohesion going in the corner (besides The Massive and some others). Visually and psychologically it creates more of a boundary. Just a thought.
Pardon my ignorance in this as I'm not involved whatsoever, but have the Capos' never met to discuss coordinating chants, or purchasing headsets so that they can lead their sections to align with the others?