USC Band CD Feat. Recording With Radiohead, Wolfmother And More

40 tracks include hits by Avenged Sevenfold, Wolfmother, System of a Down, The Offspring, Breaking Benjamin, Robert Randolph & the Family Band, & Black Eyed Pead

It’s an album truly 40 years in the making. The Trojan Marching Band’s newest double CD album Trojan Legacy: 40 Years of Dr. Arthur C. Bartner and The Spirit of Troy will be released on November 14 at the University Bookstore to coincide with USC’s homecoming.

Trojan opponents may scoff that The Spirit of Troy only knows one song but 40 tracks on two discs – including a special never-before-released recording of 15 Step with Radiohead – prove otherwise. The album encompasses the “Then” and “Now” of Dr. Bartner’s 40-year tenure at the university. The first disc features TMB standards that have filled the Coliseum for decades – including Frankenstein, Heartbreaker and Tusk – performed by the original Trojan bands. Many of the tracks are released to the public for the first time.

The “Now” disc features the band’s newest hits from the exciting Pete Carroll era of USC Football showcasing musical genres from hard rock and punk to hip hop and gospel/soul. The TMB covers The Offspring (3 tracks), System of a Down (2 tracks), Breaking Benjamin (2 tracks), Black Eyed Peas, Robert Randolph & the Family Band, and Wolfmother, to name a few. Also featured is the band’s YouTube hit Almost Easy from the popular alt metal group Avenged Sevenfold.

Rounding out both discs are special bonus tracks that will only be released on CD, including the full 10‐minute Drumline Cadence and the band’s recording of Hit That by The Offspring, debuting in the U.S. here for the first time.

The highlight of the album, though, is a rehearsal recording of 15 Step with Radiohead. Taped at Sony Studios’ Stage 25 only two days before their acclaimed collaboration on the 2009 Grammys, this groundbreaking track is a must‐have for Radiohead and Trojan Marching Band fans alike.

Complementing the discs is a fully-illustrated 24-page booklet detailing the evolution of the band’s music during Dr. Bartner’s tenure. For a sneak peak of “Woman” by Wolfmother from the album, go to the band’s YouTube channel.

Trojan Legacy: 40 Years of Dr. Arthur C. Bartner & The Spirit of Troy Track Listing:

Then:
1. Tribute to Troy (1970s)
2. Fight On! (1970s)
3. The Star Spangled Banner
4. Stars & Stripes Rock
5. Frankenstein
6. All Right Now
7. Dance to the Music
8. Animal House/Shout
9. Tusk
10. In the Stone
11. Heartbreaker
12. Sing, Sing, Sing
13. Power
14. Tower of Power Medley
15. Get Down Tonight
16. William Tell Overture
17. All Hail (Alma Mater)
18. Conquest! (1970s)
Bonus Tracks:
19. Carry On
20. Olympic Fanfare & Theme

Now:
1. Fanfare
2. Tribute to Troy
3. Fight On!
4. The Kids Aren’t Alright
5. Crawling in the Dark
6. Toxicity
7. Follow
8. Brooklyn
9. Aerials
10. Blow Me Away
11. Pump It
12. Deliver Me
13. Woman
14. You’re Gonna Go Far, Kid
15. Almost Easy
16. SoCal Spellout
17. Conquest!
Bonus Tracks
18. 15 Step w/Radiohead (Rehearsal)
19. Hit That
20. Drumline Cadence