John Brancy, National Anthem GOAT.

[RangerLifer]

Yes, Kim Corneliuson, the guy in Chicago is great too.

Brancy is freaking awesome. I really hope he is the guy going forward, at the very least for the playoffs. They can rotate a bit in the regular season who cares. The playoffs get Brancy exclusive.

I loved everything about Amirante, but this guy is on another plane voice wise.

Absolutely!! Amirante was a crooner-type singer who sold the song. Brancy is pure golden voice talent! Comparing apples and oranges, really.

 

[RosensRug]

By the book Brancy sure is a better singer, he's an award winning professional.

John A on the other hand was part of fabric of the organization and extension of the team. I think overtime the younger generation who missed out on John A will start to embrace Brancy as the guy assuming he sticks around and we make some memories with him at the helm.

Its crazy thinking back 7 years ago to the 2014 run how much the fanbase has changed. Almost everyone who had season tickets around me has either retired and given up the tickets, or sadly passed away. For the first time I really think that the torch has been passed from the 80s/90s and 94 part of the fanbase to the the younger fanbase we see today.

 

[will1066]

What was John A's occupation before he was the Garden anthem singer?

 

[clmetsfan]

What was John A's occupation before he was the Garden anthem singer?

Well it's not like it's job with a full-time salary. According to this article, he was a design engineer at a naval architecture firm.

Longtime New York Rangers anthem singer John Amirante dies at age 83

Amirante sang anthems at Madison Square Garden for over 30 years

www.cbssports.com

 

[Hunter Gathers]

This thread is an insult to Amirante. And I'm being serious. Change the damn title.

Disagree. Brancy is a far better singer than Amirante. It's not close.

Amirante is really just so special because of what he means to us. Not for his skill.

 

[RangerLifer]

What was John A's occupation before he was the Garden anthem singer?

Opera singer. He's won Grammys. Oops!! Wrong John. Sorry.

 

[Chytilmania]

Honestly, more shocking than the loss with under a minute left was the Tampa Bay crowd not yelling “…dawn’s early LIGHTNING….” during the anthem.

 

[will1066]

It is said that John Brancy once broke the sound barrier standing still using just his voice.

 

[will1066]

Getting Brancy under contract is as an important off season move as that of any roster player. Discuss.