POLL: First Music

[Tottanka]

Hey there,
as some of you know, there is gonna be an Israeli off season event.
Based on your experience, what music goes best in an FRC event.
The poll is based on style of music, but you are more than welcome to post song names etc...
Ill start with Cotton Eye Joe

And i voted for Rock, Metal and Techno

[synth3tk]

A small factor is local taste. Buckeye Regional mainly uses Top 40 hits, and I don't think anybody really complains about it. During resets we get the occaisional YMCA, Cotton Eyed Joe, and the Chicken Dance.

[hipsterjr]

NO MORE "COTTON EYE JOE"!!!!

[Pavan Dave]

Originally Posted by hipsterjr

NO MORE "COTTON EYE JOE"!!!!

I'm not the biggest fan, but if they don't play Cotten Eye Joe at New Orleans or Lone Star this year, I will be very disappointed.

So Techno, Rock, Local (Cotten Eye Joe, etc.), and a bit of the others isn't bad either.

[lukevanoort]

I voted for rock (but it must be at least 15 years old), techno, metal, and other. The 'other' I would like to hear is a bit of funk, maybe between matches.

[joshsmithers]

I think that the music played at events should please everyone, but play more "regional" type music to appeal to the local teams. For example, at the Hawaii regional, music that they prefer in Hawaii should be played. It may or may not be different from what we listen to in the continental US, but it gives a "we're not in kansas anymore" type of feeling.

So, for an Israel event, music that is currently listened to in Israel should be played. (As for me, I put Rock, Techno, Hip Hop, Pop, Local, and other- being line dances enjoyed by the people who like dancing on the field.)

[=Martin=Taylor=]

So you guys don't like classical eh?

There’s a lot of great classical & orchestral pieces that would be awesome at a FIRST event:
-Ride of the Valkyries
-William Tell Overture
-1812 Overture
-Sabre Dance

And then there’s all the great soundtracks:

-Duel of the Fates (Star Wars ep. I)
-Wheel of Fortune (Pirates of the Caribean)
-Requiem for a Tower
-(I'll think of more)

Techno (preferably trance and drum-and-bass) is always a winner. So is classic rock and hair-metal.

But this is an Israeli Off-season event, so I’d say play what’s popular over there.

[Zyik]

Play whats popular around there for sure. Although for classic FIRST you can't beat the YMCA.

Personally, I will be very unhappy if Cotton Eye Joe is not played. It's become traditional.

[Romeo1351]

Originally Posted by Hachiban VIII

So you guys don't like classical eh?

There’s a lot of great classical & orchestral pieces that would be awesome at a FIRST event:
-Ride of the Valkyries
-William Tell Overture
-1812 Overture
-Sabre Dance

And then there’s all the great soundtracks:

-Duel of the Fates (Star Wars ep. I)
-Wheel of Fortune (Pirates of the Caribean)
-Requiem for a Tower
-(I'll think of more)

Techno (preferably trance and drum-and-bass) is always a winner. So is classic rock and hair-metal.

But this is an Israeli Off-season event, so I’d say play what’s popular over there.

These would basically be my choices. Good taste, man.

[LightWaves1636]

Music that gets the drivers pumped up because "Summer Love" just made me and our co-captain laugh when we were getting ready for the next match.

[Éowyn]

Originally Posted by Hachiban VIII

So you guys don't like classical eh?

There’s a lot of great classical & orchestral pieces that would be awesome at a FIRST event:
-Ride of the Valkyries
-William Tell Overture
-1812 Overture
-Sabre Dance

And then there’s all the great soundtracks:

-Duel of the Fates (Star Wars ep. I)
-Wheel of Fortune (Pirates of the Caribean)
-Requiem for a Tower
-(I'll think of more)

Techno (preferably trance and drum-and-bass) is always a winner. So is classic rock and hair-metal.

But this is an Israeli Off-season event, so I’d say play what’s popular over there.

Oh, YEAH!!! I would LOVE that. Excellent choices. I'd probably add some quality tracks from Lord of the Rings in there too. And some Indiana Jones . . .

Originally Posted by hipsterjr

NO MORE "COTTON EYE JOE"!!!!

Aw, come on. It wouldn't be a regional without "Cotton Eye Joe"!

[hipsterjr]

three words:
White and nerdy!

[synth3tk]

lol, Buckeye played that last year. Very fitting, though some of us weren't "white" we all felt the same way. Generally, I liked the selection of the music we had. I don't pay it that much attention, but I'm sure we'd all miss it if we didn't have it. Personally, the only requirement is fast-paced songs, [nearly] any genre, after the 90's-era.

[Matt H.]

I don't mind any kind of music however I would like it if they would turn it down a little-- at the Arizona regional we were calling desperately for a tether--our pit crew mis heard because of the music volume and brought a hammer.

As a human player I wore ear plugs. It shouldn't be that way.

[AndyB]

I can't get enough of Welcome to the Jungle, Thunderstruck, and Back in Black. Rock all the way.

I remember that Toronto had a significantly better song list than most regionals I've been to last year. Whoever picked that one out... good job.