I would have posted this in the other thread, but it was buried and probably wouldn't be checked much. I found the full version that was just published on ESPN (per youtube), and I didn't see it posted yet, so I decided to share.
Some people probably won't like it, but deal with it. I will probably end up playing this before leaving my house on Saturdays heading to campus. I, for one, think I might be warming up to it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mecVP79vcI8&feature=player_embedded
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This isn't as bad as "We are
This isn't as bad as "We are ND," but it's still mad lame. Or maybe I only think this because that is not at all my kind of music.
i don't know
I really don't think the song itself is any better than We Are ND. The video's better, because it's a montage of football instead of ugly girls, Mike Golic, and Tucker Carlson in a green suit. But the song sounds like something an ad exec for Rotel wrote for his son's Nickelback tribute band to perform.
Agreed.
Agreed. The vidsual aspects aren't that bad... but that doesn't stop my ears from bleeding.
Thank God there are only 9 days left until the season when, you know, we'll have actual games to watch instead.
"Long time listener, first time caller."
Overrated? No, this is a terrible song.
What does "Overrated" even mean? And how does that even apply? Disagree with me, sure, that's not a problem (and it appears from the rest of the thread that the consensus does). But how exactly my comment is "overrated" I can't figure out.
DISCLAIMER: This is my first "0," and also dropped my current Karma value, and I'm having a hard time coping. Srsly. No trollin'.
"Long time listener, first time caller."
posted from iPhone
Not as bad, but in the same league.
"They're stuck with that quarterback (sophomore Braxton Miller) for the next two or three years, that's fine with me. He throws worse than (Tim) Tebow. - Steve Everitt
Pop Evil isn't a bad band
Pop Evil isn't a bad band especially considering they are local to michigan.. The problem is the lyrics... They have some good songs if you are into this type of music, but this is brutal
You know its actually starting to grow on me
This is a perfect song for ABC or ESPN to play between breaks.....I can assure all us Michigan fans that we will be singing it when it does.....
"The team..The team...The team"
Regardless of whether people
Regardless of whether people here like it or hate it, I am positive that if this exact same style of song/vid were made for Notre Dame or MSU or OSU with lyrics about their school that everybody on this board would be making fun of them endlessly.
Not unexpected for a fan site to have a bunch of homers on it, but take a step back and realize the only redeeming value this video has is that it is pro Michigan. The actual song and video are cheesey beyond belief. There's one part in there where the lead singer just starts listing off random buzz words like "tradition" without even forming sentences. It's like the Big Ten division branding executive started a garage band.
The song is cheesy
But nothing about the video is cheesy.
GO BLUE! MClub supports you.
If you're talking solely
If you're talking solely about the visual images, then I agree (although I've seen about 85% of those plays on other hype video already). When I wrote that the song/vid are both cheesey what I really meant was:
1. The Video w/ audio included is cheesey, and
2. Just playing the audio by itself is also cheesey like that one guy said he's going to do in Ann Arbor this year before games. Thank god I graduated last year and don't have to listen to that crap ruin a perfectly good football Saturday morning.
To each his own, bud
But I would never "thank god" I graduated and don't "have to" be around Ann Arbor on football saturdays. Regardless of what music is playing.
The past 2 years since graduating haven't been the same, even though I still live in AA.
Football is both an identity and a terminal illness. A rhythm and a chaos and an opiate for the mind all at once.
-Johnny Danbury (umichedme.blogspot.com)
Spot on
A perfect diagnosis of the awfulness of the song.
I have nothing against this
I have nothing against this band wanting to do a tribute to Michigan but I would prefer it if I never have to hear this song again (and definitely not in the Big House).
ain't that bad not the best
ain't that bad not the best but not embarrasing
903 wins most in college football
I'll listen to this over poor
I'll listen to this over poor rap (see Notre Dame and Oregon's "I Love my Ducks" among MANY others) any day.
Hail.
Hail
"that's one hell of a name son'" -Coach Fred Jackson
It's a hype song/video. What
It's a hype song/video. What do you expect? I don't want to hear it in the Big House either, but that doesn't mean it sucks. Raised goosebumps on my arms, I like it.
I will fight 'til I am dead, a winged helmet on my head.
it's a hype video, and
it's a hype video, and unfortunately, any hype video needs audio or then it would be the worst hype video of all time, no? I really like the video. The song is below avg, but the song fits the images well.
Final judgement = I emjoyed it and am looking forward to UM.
Streaming UM games early Sunday morning from Korea, since 2007
I think this is one example
I think this is one example of a hype video with no audio being better than the alternative. Too bad for whoever did the video editing, because he did an incredible job.
Kill it with fire
There isn't enough fire in this world to kill that song fast enough.
Being Deaf
could pose as a blessing in certain situations...like this.
posted from iPhone
This is ear rape.
posted from iPhone
In times like this, Hellen Keller makes me jealous.
Tell your buddies to knock
Tell your buddies to knock this shit off. I don't want to hear Nickleback when I am flipping through the stations let alone a knock off version singing about Michigan.
My buddies?
I get it's not everyone's type of music, which I stated in the OP. Nobody held a gun to your head and forced you to listen to it.
Everyone on this thread making fun of people for the music they like (not only directed at you)? Immature, and frankly uneccesarry. I posted this because I thought some people would be interested, which from the reaction, though small, some people were.
"I'm so cool because I hate Nickelback like everyone else" Unique, original and downright witty. You should write for a music column. Or better yet, make your own music. I'm sure your rap/electro/trendy music would be more famous than this band (yes, they are famous, and for a reason).
If you don't like it, I have a suggestion: don't listen to it. I'm going to get negged to hell for this, but I don't care.
Why don't you go about living your own life and let the rest of us do the same? It's a fucking song, who cares if you don't like it?
Football is both an identity and a terminal illness. A rhythm and a chaos and an opiate for the mind all at once.
-Johnny Danbury (umichedme.blogspot.com)
Look at this blog you
Look at this blog you post...Every time I do it makes me laugh ...
Go Blue !!
What does this even mean?
What does this even mean?
Football is both an identity and a terminal illness. A rhythm and a chaos and an opiate for the mind all at once.
-Johnny Danbury (umichedme.blogspot.com)
So let me get this straight,
So let me get this straight, you can have your own opinion as long as you like it? The fact that I don't like Nickleback does make me a bit cooler than those that do. Maybe they make up for it in other aspects of life but I have the edge there.
This band is also not famous. Your autographed CD will sell for nothing, so don't try to be on the next episode of Pawn Stars. I don't like the song and stated that I don't, you posted and I gave an opinion. That is kind of what musical taste is all about.
That rant wasn't directed entirely at you
but I had no idea what you meant by "my buddies," and that kinda sparked it. But there is an important thing that differentiates our "opinions": I wasn't a dick.
In my OP, I didn't attack anyone, nor did I tell you that you had to listen to it. I said that SOME might find this interesting, I thought I'd share. I hate Nickelback too, and while I don't like most of Pop Evil's music (I like a couple songs), everything I stated was in a rational manner.
You can talk about hurt feelings and whatnot, which isn't the case, but your snyde humor will only get you so far. Speaking rationally and clearly will not only get you respect, but it might make you a few friends, too. We can all be big, bad posters on a message board, but can you convey them in a critical but constructive matter that adds something to the conversation other than "derp nickelback derp."
OK, I just got off a 16 hour shift and I'm going to get off my soapbox and catch some z's.
/endsleepdeprivedrambling
EDIT: This rant doesn't mean that I'm the one who went around negging everyone with a differing opinion than me. That is the work of others.
Football is both an identity and a terminal illness. A rhythm and a chaos and an opiate for the mind all at once.
-Johnny Danbury (umichedme.blogspot.com)
The fact that I don't like
The fact that I don't like Nickleback does make me a bit cooler than those that do.
I couldn't care less about Nickleback...if I heard them on the radio I wouldn't recognize them...but this comment is hilariously self-serving...
I'm curious to
know what type of music you like.
GBOD
There's nothing wrong with a
There's nothing wrong with a local band putting out a hype video. They are fans, and as long they show respect, which I think they do, its all good. My kid loves the video and I guess that's the point. If its bringing people to campus and getting them more interested in UM football, I'm not going to act like a hipster and start hating on it or anyone for liking it.
That said, I'm so over it.
But Hey . . . It's Michigan!
As with all music, beauty’s in the ear of the listener. If “In The Big House” had been a song from the previously undiscovered bootleg tapes or MP3s of Marvin Gaye or . . . The Rolling Stones or . . . Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band or . . . Kanye West or . . . Beyonce or . . . Joe Reynolds and Jack Kennedy, instead of Pop Evil, would the audio have sounded better? (Yes, none of those probably ever would've touched this song.)
And as with all hype videos, beauty’s in the eye of the beholder. What sucks for one might be a-MAIZE-in’ for another.
Maybe the only redeeming feature of “In The Big House” will be the video and . . . IT’S MICHIGAN!
The visuals are awesome.
The visuals are awesome. Being of the generation that liked some songs of this style I didn't think the music was horrible, but it also wasn't great, and the lyrics could use some major improvement. I like the "In the BIG HOUSE" line, but the hail courus is aweful in my opinion. As per most recent discussion on the blog I think having the band and singing fans would make for much better audio.
I like Pop Evil
(they're from my home town of Muskegon). And I like "that type of music" in general. I just think this song is really unimaginative and uninteresting. A clear pub grab by a band that really doesn't need it. It reminds me of those lame NFL songs that get played on occasion (the lions have one that is horribly bad, and the Bears have their equally lame "Bear down, Chicago bears" anthem.
"For the strength of the pack is the wolf, and the strength of the wolf is the pack"
You have no idea what you're talking about with historic songs
The Bears have "Bear Down, Chicago Bears" which is their fight song. It was written in 1941, it wasn't a Publicity Stunt by a band.
I don't know the history of the Lions one, but "Bear Down" is much more akin to a college fight song than it is this crap
"Over? Did you say, over? Nothing is over until we decide it is!"
It reminds me of the "We're
It reminds me of the "We're coming to your city" song from ESPNs College Gameday.
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not just "douchey" MGoBlog user, but now TRUSTED MGoBlog user
I'm sure they did this for
I'm sure they did this for the licencing money they will get for years to come. I'm guessing we will see this song on espn and abc a few times this season.
SWEET! Oh no that's not
SWEET! Oh no that's not right... awful. Yep, I meant awful.
/Nickel-boner
or uh, Duder, or El Duderino if you're not into the whole brevity thing.
Not as bad as ND's
Not for me. I'm a much bigger fan of music videos such as this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_P1PPy7FTo
Gid help me.... I like it.
God help me.... I like it.
Love the visuals.. I even
Love the visuals.. I even like the beat... but the lyrics are awful!
Give me the MMB any day!
I'm confused?
I find it interesting that so many people complain about this song, and that Brian came out so hard against it when he posts the Nanooks pump up video frequently to punctuate the hockey season. Am I just missing the joke? Cause as a song, the Top Gun Theme is pretty lame, but used with video it's pretty awesome.
"That's all there is...there isn't anymore"
How dare you compare hockey
How dare you compare hockey bear to whatever this is.
The idea is that the hockey
The idea is that the hockey bear is silly to a point of awesomeness. If this video had viking kittenswith machine gun ammo strapped to their chests, people probably wouldn't take it as seriously and might actually like it as a result.
And now we're all dealing
And now we're all dealing with this. Great.
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/thelife/music/news/story?id=6893820
Turrible...... And the singer
Turrible...... And the singer has a similar voice to that ugly guy from Nickleback
"Everybody want's to be a bodybuilder but no one want's to lift no heavy ass weights, I DO!!! " Ronnie Coleman
Why does everyone
hate on Nickelback so much? Yes, they play shitty, poppy rock music, but so did the Beatles. Actually, the Beatles pretty much invented it. Most people still think pretty highly of them though.
GBOD
Football is both an identity and a terminal illness. A rhythm and a chaos and an opiate for the mind all at once.
-Johnny Danbury (umichedme.blogspot.com)