Kamarag Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 Clean wins. Crown will be sloppy in comparison for the rest of the year even though they have that sweet horn sound. Clean didn't win last year. I loved Cadets, and thought they were a deserving champion, but by no means where they the cleanest corps. Especially in vis. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmc5682 Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 The fans speak after each BD performance...& the silence is deafening. Well, that was not the case at the 2 shows I attended here in CA. I also watched the webcam at MN and they got a nice reaction. Perhaps you yourself have a hearing problem. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamarag Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 The fans speak after each BD performance...& the silence is deafening. Except that it isn't. Not to mention that even if you were right (and you aren't), screaming fans isn't the only way to show appreciation. Sometimes it's not even appropriate. And as others have asked you tonight, please stop presuming to speak for "the fans". 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DCImonkey Posted July 16, 2012 Popular Post Share Posted July 16, 2012 Blue Devils boring ### formula works. They march, play, spin, drum and stand still very well. They also elicit an ovation worthy of an 8th place Open Class corps. The kids work their butts off, and the staff knows how to clean. Unfortunately....like when most geniuses copulate and make a baby together, they tend to be highly intelligent, yet ugly ### babies. If we keep rewarding Blue Devils for their technically impressive, yet coma inducing shows, while Cadets and Crown and Regiment are running around playing their ##### off and getting fans literally off their butts, what does that say for the activity? BD is only "tenths" of a point better.....it's not like Crown or Cadets or PR are that much dirtier. I Predict a roar that might topple the Oil Can in August if Blue Devils win, and I don't think it'll be the good kind. 18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCImonkey Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 Except that it isn't. Not to mention that even if you were right (and you aren't), screaming fans isn't the only way to show appreciation. Sometimes it's not even appropriate. And as others have asked you tonight, please stop presuming to speak for "the fans". Maybe it was the echo in the rafters I heard in 2009 when they got booed at Finals after winning. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bayareafan Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 Yeah, BD's show is definitely polarizing this year. In many respects I really like it. You almost forget that it's a drum corps show. The way they approach the show is very different from any other corps and it definitely represents a level of invocation. Innovation is good for the activity. It is also very difficult. Some years people have complained that BD's shows are too easy - that the don't march enough, etc. This show is very difficult in all kinds of different ways. So there's a lot to appreciate. However, I continue to be bothered by all the recorded narration they use throughout the show. It muddies the show in my view and takes away from the brilliant brass and percussion performances. And the fact that they end the show with recorded narration instead of ending with their hornline blowing their socks off makes the ending very disappointing. So, I think their design staff just got a little too clever this year with all the narration. If they'd cut that out and change the ending this would be an absolutely killer show. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotorCityMusician Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 Maybe it was the echo in the rafters I heard in 2009 when they got booed at Finals after winning. i was screaming..... with joy loved that show! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jmc5682 Posted July 16, 2012 Popular Post Share Posted July 16, 2012 (edited) Blue Devils boring ### formula works. They march, play, spin, drum and stand still very well. They also elicit an ovation worthy of an 8th place Open Class corps. The kids work their butts off, and the staff knows how to clean. Unfortunately....like when most geniuses copulate and make a baby together, they tend to be highly intelligent, yet ugly ### babies. If we keep rewarding Blue Devils for their technically impressive, yet coma inducing shows, while Cadets and Crown and Regiment are running around playing their ##### off and getting fans literally off their butts, what does that say for the activity? BD is only "tenths" of a point better.....it's not like Crown or Cadets or PR are that much dirtier. I Predict a roar that might topple the Oil Can in August if Blue Devils win, and I don't think it'll be the good kind. I am so sorry Crown did not, and has not yet won DCI, and you hate BD for it. Speed of drill does not equal winning. I totally would respect the fact that you are not a fan of BD's style, but to suggest BD is destroying the activity with their brand of drum corps is insane. If BD does win this year and the fans boo it will be no different than their last 9 Finals's wins. Bitter much? BTW, I would love for BD to win, but if Crown, Phantom, Cadets or anyone else wins that is great as well. Edited July 16, 2012 by jmc5682 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DCImonkey Posted July 16, 2012 Popular Post Share Posted July 16, 2012 Difficulty? Crown is playing Bertrand Moren's Dreams while running. Blue Devils have a french guy talking while they get dressed from their invisible closets that double as a PVC horse. WTF 19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burgerbob Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 Difficulty? Crown is playing Bertrand Moren's Dreams while running. Blue Devils have a french guy talking while they get dressed from their invisible closets that double as a PVC horse. WTF And one is objectively better than the other? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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