41 Great College Footbal Victory Songs

University of Michigan Band - Revelli (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 27, 1996)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Vanguard Records
• ASIN: B000000EBN
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 2.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #128,335 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Across the Field [Ohio State University]

2. Illinois Loyalty [University of Illinois]

3. Minnesota Rouser [University of Minnesota]

4. Indiana, Our Indiana [University of Indiana]

5. Iowa Fight Song [Iowa State]

6. On, Wisconsin [University of Wisconsin]

7. Go, U Northwestern [Northwestern University]

8. MSU Fight Song [Michigan State]

9. Hail Purdue [Purdue University]

10. The Victors [University of Michigan]

See all 19 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. You've Got to Be a Football Hero

2. Eyes of Texas [University of Texas]

3. Sing U.C.L.A. [University of California, Los Angeles]

4. Bow Down to Washington (University of Washington)

5. Down, Down the Field [Syracuse University]

6. Washington and Lee Swing [Washington & Lee University]

7. Roll on Tulane [Tulane University]

8. Nittany Lion [Penn State]

9. Far Above Cayuga's Waters [Cornell University]

10. Roar, Lion, Roar [Columbia University]

See all 22 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Let's get right to the crux of the matter: Can the University of Michigan band really do justice to school songs from Big 10 rivals such as the University of Illinois, Northwestern, and the University of Iowa? The answer is mixed. The University of Wisconsin warhorse "On, Wisconsin" is played with verve and given a nifty arrangement, but the brassy Wolverine partisans don't really put their heart into cross-state rival Michigan State University's "MSU Fight Song." Road tripping from UCLA to the University of Maine, the UM band tackles staples ("Notre Dame Victory March," "Eyes of Texas," "Anchors Away," the stirring "Varsity") and sleepers ("Down, Down the Field," "Fight On, Pennsylvania"). Only someone who, as was once said of Michigan alumnus Gerald Ford, "played too many games without a helmet," would listen to 41 Great College Football Victory Songs in one sitting, but for those who need to feel a little school fight, fight, fight, here's all the collegiate spirit one needs. --Steven Stolder

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Well Played, But Not What I Was Looking For, October 26, 2000

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Dejuan T. Mcguire (Cincinnati, OH United States) - See all my reviews
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The University of Michigan band plays these 41 songs very well. However, the style is not what I was looking for. I wanted to hear the fight songs the way I would hear them on Saturday afternoon at the stadium. Instead, they play the music way I would hear it at the end-of-the-year sit-down concert in the auditorium. Even with their own "The Victors" fight song. Not the CD I would play to get pumped up for the big game. If you're looking for the marching band type of sound, try "Touchdown!" by Florida State's band. It's available here on Amazon.com.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good, but doesn't make you feel like Saturday afternoon., June 23, 1999

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A lot of fight songs from major colleges are excluded in favor of Yale, Harvard, Washington & Lee, Cornell, Columbia, and weird songs like 76 trombones. Since it's done by U of M band, Victors sounds great, as well as most Big Ten ones.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars School Spirit, August 15, 2006

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M. Colon - See all my reviews
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Used this CD at a "Show your School Spirit" event. Everyone loved it.