Comments on: What’s That Awful Noise? http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2007/08/21/whats-that-awful-noise/ Exploring football culture around the world. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:43:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: John http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2007/08/21/whats-that-awful-noise/#comment-4269 John Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:02:27 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/2007/08/21/whats-that-awful-noise/#comment-4269 When these came out I listened and moved on. But my 13-year daughter (if you've been in Section 232,132 or 131 at RFK you've heard her) found them and now has them in heavy rotation. I like the KC song and like the Bad Brains DC song. When these came out I listened and moved on. But my 13-year daughter (if you’ve been in Section 232,132 or 131 at RFK you’ve heard her) found them and now has them in heavy rotation. I like the KC song and like the Bad Brains DC song.

]]> By: Pitch Invasion · A Look Back at 2007 and Forward to 2008 http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2007/08/21/whats-that-awful-noise/#comment-1870 Pitch Invasion · A Look Back at 2007 and Forward to 2008 Sat, 22 Dec 2007 21:04:23 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/2007/08/21/whats-that-awful-noise/#comment-1870 [...] Rosenthal explained why he fell in love with soccer in 2006, and wondered what that awful noise MLS was making [...] [...] Rosenthal explained why he fell in love with soccer in 2006, and wondered what that awful noise MLS was making [...]

]]> By: Pitch Invasion · Tradition and Rivalry in. . .MLS? http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2007/08/21/whats-that-awful-noise/#comment-360 Pitch Invasion · Tradition and Rivalry in. . .MLS? Fri, 02 Nov 2007 17:39:35 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/2007/08/21/whats-that-awful-noise/#comment-360 [...] This is what the league needs to build itself on: stories of revenge, redemption, long standing emnities, rather than the empty marketing we saw in the songs the league commissioned for each team. [...] [...] This is what the league needs to build itself on: stories of revenge, redemption, long standing emnities, rather than the empty marketing we saw in the songs the league commissioned for each team. [...]

]]> By: ursus arctos http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2007/08/21/whats-that-awful-noise/#comment-359 ursus arctos Thu, 23 Aug 2007 11:57:07 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/2007/08/21/whats-that-awful-noise/#comment-359 The always excellent Ian Plenderleith has actually listened to them all, and provides capsule takedowns of each on his Aug 21 post here: http://www.ussoccerplayers.com/blogs/Plenderleith/ The always excellent Ian Plenderleith has actually listened to them all, and provides capsule takedowns of each on his Aug 21 post here:

http://www.ussoccerplayers.com/blogs/Plenderleith/

]]> By: UltrasMLS http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2007/08/21/whats-that-awful-noise/#comment-358 UltrasMLS Wed, 22 Aug 2007 16:14:34 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/2007/08/21/whats-that-awful-noise/#comment-358 I can just imagine the bands being given a list of things to mention about the teams. Be sure to mention the following in your song please: Team colors, mascot, stadium, supporters groups, past championships, etc. I'm sure the bands couldn't care less about their MLS home team and laughed all the way to the bank. I can just imagine the bands being given a list of things to mention about the teams. Be sure to mention the following in your song please: Team colors, mascot, stadium, supporters groups, past championships, etc. I’m sure the bands couldn’t care less about their MLS home team and laughed all the way to the bank.

]]> By: jd http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2007/08/21/whats-that-awful-noise/#comment-357 jd Wed, 22 Aug 2007 14:17:19 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/2007/08/21/whats-that-awful-noise/#comment-357 This kind of transparent, and poorly executed marketing will KILL MLS. I imagine most US sports fans are fairly cynical these days with Barry Bonds steroid revelations, referee financial shenanigans in the NBA, and Michael Vick's recent trip to the "dog house." And, lets not even mention the Tour de France. If MLS is looking for a marketing angle, sell soccer to the masses as something new(ish), fresh, and (relatively) free of scandal and cynicism. An oasis of honest competition in a desert of sports scandal. Hokey won't cut it, and may even scare off some of the faithful. This kind of transparent, and poorly executed marketing will KILL MLS. I imagine most US sports fans are fairly cynical these days with Barry Bonds steroid revelations, referee financial shenanigans in the NBA, and Michael Vick’s recent trip to the “dog house.” And, lets not even mention the Tour de France.

If MLS is looking for a marketing angle, sell soccer to the masses as something new(ish), fresh, and (relatively) free of scandal and cynicism. An oasis of honest competition in a desert of sports scandal.

Hokey won’t cut it, and may even scare off some of the faithful.

]]> By: Matt http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2007/08/21/whats-that-awful-noise/#comment-356 Matt Wed, 22 Aug 2007 00:43:01 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/2007/08/21/whats-that-awful-noise/#comment-356 Ska-P does a decent song about Rayo Vallecano as well (at least, I think so - I don't speak Spanish, but the song sounds infectious). Of course, its also not really terrace material - but the song at least strikes me as authentic in a way that these MLS attempts don't. Ska-P does a decent song about Rayo Vallecano as well (at least, I think so - I don’t speak Spanish, but the song sounds infectious). Of course, its also not really terrace material - but the song at least strikes me as authentic in a way that these MLS attempts don’t.

]]> By: Max J. Rosenthal http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2007/08/21/whats-that-awful-noise/#comment-355 Max J. Rosenthal Tue, 21 Aug 2007 23:00:57 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/2007/08/21/whats-that-awful-noise/#comment-355 I think "alienation" is a pretty strong response to this. It's just an annoying and kind of amusing example of what stupidity happens when marketing departments get together. I think “alienation” is a pretty strong response to this. It’s just an annoying and kind of amusing example of what stupidity happens when marketing departments get together.

]]> By: Matth http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2007/08/21/whats-that-awful-noise/#comment-354 Matth Tue, 21 Aug 2007 22:45:56 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/2007/08/21/whats-that-awful-noise/#comment-354 True, it does rock, but I wish the songwriter'd done a little more research into the actual team and its traditions. Namely, the lyrics "na nana na nana na nana na" make no sense. Section 8 uses "lo" as a vocal beatcounter. MLS and whoever is working with them really needs to stop alienating fans through corporate ignorance. True, it does rock, but I wish the songwriter’d done a little more research into the actual team and its traditions. Namely, the lyrics “na nana na nana na nana na” make no sense. Section 8 uses “lo” as a vocal beatcounter.

MLS and whoever is working with them really needs to stop alienating fans through corporate ignorance.

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