Mack Posted 4 March 2012 Posted 4 March 2012 We came out to the taped Post Horn Gallop. Where was he? And also, Jobber got his drum late, the shirts weren't laid out as usual. It was as if someone had gone sick and the whole pre match routine got messed up.
Fox92 Posted 4 March 2012 Posted 4 March 2012 Gone hopefully. I'd rather the Post Horn Gallop be played via PA system.
Mack Posted 4 March 2012 Author Posted 4 March 2012 Gone hopefully. I'd rather the Post Horn Gallop be played via PA system. Surely not!? It is great to hear it played live.
Fox92 Posted 4 March 2012 Posted 4 March 2012 Surely not!? It is great to hear it played live. Don't really like it, Mack. Sometimes he gets it wrong, sometimes we can't hear it all and there is just something in it for me which makes it look abit embarrassing. I like to hear it through PA system, but I'd rather it be the older version rather than the new version.
speedwayson Posted 4 March 2012 Posted 4 March 2012 stringer said yesterday on radio that he cant always make matches so thats why it was played over the pa it sounded crap on the radio
jonthefox Posted 4 March 2012 Posted 4 March 2012 stringer said yesterday on radio that he cant always make matches so thats why it was played over the pa it sounded crap on the radio I'll do it
THEBIGJOHNSTEADER; Posted 4 March 2012 Posted 4 March 2012 I heard after he came home from the previous home game he couldnt get into his house, lost keys or something. In an attempt to get in through an open second floor window he took to the drainpipe whilst placing the horn on the ground below. You know what happened next? He slipped from height and landed on the horn, unfortunately it went straight up his Harris. Despite going to A&E it's still up there apparently, due to the force at which he landed. He's since developed a way of playing it with his farts but just couldn't quite fine tune it for yesterday so stayed at home. True story
accessory Posted 4 March 2012 Posted 4 March 2012 It's Tradition anyway . The recorded version is. The live version seemed a good idea in theory, but doesn't always work, because the guy can't play it properly.
mkaiser1 Posted 4 March 2012 Posted 4 March 2012 To be honest, I don't get why we have the post-horn gallop. Isn't it what is played by huntsmen when they are hunting foxes? It's as if we are saying right before kick off that we are getting hunted. Still, for what it's worth, it's tradition, a tradition I like and a tradition I like hearing played live.
stockyfox Posted 4 March 2012 Posted 4 March 2012 Hearing the Post Horn Galop played live as the team comes out is a Leicester City tradition which spans the passage of time. Managers, Players, Directors, Fans will come and go but in which ever era you lived and supported the Club, the one constant factor is from its inception, the Post Horn Galop. It is of no consequence whether it is played well or badly. What is most important is that it is played and played live. Having been taken by my dad to see the City for the first time in Autumn 1949, I still remember enjoying the Sousa marches played live by half a dozen or so members of the Salvation Army band, come rain or shine, and as the time neared to 3 o’clock, getting that extra tinge of excitement as we heard the first three notes of the PHG ring out and we cheered like mad as our heroes took to the field.
THEFATBASTARD Posted 4 March 2012 Posted 4 March 2012 He might of lost his horn, you can get tablets for it.
Mack Posted 4 March 2012 Author Posted 4 March 2012 Hearing the Post Horn Galop played live as the team comes out is a Leicester City tradition which spans the passage of time. Managers, Players, Directors, Fans will come and go but in which ever era you lived and supported the Club, the one constant factor is from its inception, the Post Horn Galop. It is of no consequence whether it is played well or badly. What is most important is that it is played and played live. Having been taken by my dad to see the City for the first time in Autumn 1949, I still remember enjoying the Sousa marches played live by half a dozen or so members of the Salvation Army band, come rain or shine, and as the time neared to 3 o’clock, getting that extra tinge of excitement as we heard the first three notes of the PHG ring out and we cheered like mad as our heroes took to the field. Well said.
dannythefox Posted 4 March 2012 Posted 4 March 2012 It's good when he plays it's something different.
Guest Col city fan Posted 4 March 2012 Posted 4 March 2012 Hearing the Post Horn Galop played live as the team comes out is a Leicester City tradition which spans the passage of time. Managers, Players, Directors, Fans will come and go but in which ever era you lived and supported the Club, the one constant factor is from its inception, the Post Horn Galop. It is of no consequence whether it is played well or badly. What is most important is that it is played and played live. Having been taken by my dad to see the City for the first time in Autumn 1949, I still remember enjoying the Sousa marches played live by half a dozen or so members of the Salvation Army band, come rain or shine, and as the time neared to 3 o’clock, getting that extra tinge of excitement as we heard the first three notes of the PHG ring out and we cheered like mad as our heroes took to the field. I find myself always agreeing with you Stocky.. And this is no exception. Nicely worded.
accessory Posted 4 March 2012 Posted 4 March 2012 Hearing the Post Horn Galop played live as the team comes out is a Leicester City tradition which spans the passage of time. Managers, Players, Directors, Fans will come and go but in which ever era you lived and supported the Club, the one constant factor is from its inception, the Post Horn Galop. It is of no consequence whether it is played well or badly. What is most important is that it is played and played live. Having been taken by my dad to see the City for the first time in Autumn 1949, I still remember enjoying the Sousa marches played live by half a dozen or so members of the Salvation Army band, come rain or shine, and as the time neared to 3 o’clock, getting that extra tinge of excitement as we heard the first three notes of the PHG ring out and we cheered like mad as our heroes took to the field. Sousa marches? The recorded (and to my mind the only truly authentic) version was played for decades during our time at Filbo, from the 1970s onwards. It was dropped when we moved in 2002, but restored following an outcry from fans. Some were more agitated over this issue than about the possibility of the club going out of business! If it has to be played live, then make sure it is played well. Too often in recent years, it has set the tone for dire City performances to follow.
Saxondale Posted 4 March 2012 Posted 4 March 2012 I'm glad you said this because I didn't remember hearing the bugle and I though I was getting dementia.
Fmfox Posted 4 March 2012 Posted 4 March 2012 playing a hunting horn is incredibly difficult and personally I think it sounds really great when he plays it. It is something unique about our club which we should be proud of. Having it played over the PA is not the same and imo takes away the tradition of it.
stourbridgefox Posted 4 March 2012 Posted 4 March 2012 I don't think he plays it wrong, I think the sound system fails him sometimes. Personally I love to hear it played live and it is something no other club does. The Post Horn Gallup isn't actually about hunting, it was played as mail coaches approached villages to make sure the road was clear as the mail vans would not slow down for peasants.
cc_star Posted 4 March 2012 Posted 4 March 2012 Hearing the Post Horn Galop played live as the team comes out is a Leicester City tradition which spans the passage of time. Managers, Players, Directors, Fans will come and go but in which ever era you lived and supported the Club, the one constant factor is from its inception, the Post Horn Galop. It is of no consequence whether it is played well or badly. What is most important is that it is played and played live. Having been taken by my dad to see the City for the first time in Autumn 1949, I still remember enjoying the Sousa marches played live by half a dozen or so members of the Salvation Army band, come rain or shine, and as the time neared to 3 o’clock, getting that extra tinge of excitement as we heard the first three notes of the PHG ring out and we cheered like mad as our heroes took to the field. Yes
I am Rod Hull Posted 4 March 2012 Posted 4 March 2012 The recorded version sounds 100x better No its doesn`t. A recording of someone on a key board can in no way be better than the real thing, the recorded version reminds me of the floral dance.
stu Posted 4 March 2012 Posted 4 March 2012 Paul, i.e. the guy who plays the post horn, had work commitments yesterday so couldn't make the game. I think this is the first game he has missed since he took over from Henry, he doesn't get a penny for doing it and at the end of the day is just a fan like the rest of us. So to the people who have criticized him I suggest you lay off him. He is a very talented bloke and 99% of the time is note perfect. As someone said its very difficult to play the post horn, so why don't you support him rather than pick fault. It's a sign that we have won yesterday with some fans looking for an excuse to have a moan at something.
Guest BlueBrett Posted 4 March 2012 Posted 4 March 2012 I can't believe some people don't like the horn! I thought we were all unanimously and irrationally proud of it! I certainly am, I love it!
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