stevedb1975

Slow down. That wasn't at all my point. I was responding to someone who accused me of not listening to pop music or having any clue about it. That's all. But if you want to read more into what I wrote than exactly what I wrote, I can't stop you from doing that, I suppose.

Let me go about this another way. Most of today's music critics have the exact same things to say about today's pop music as most of today's drum corps critics. That being, melody is nothing more than a girl we knew in high school, variety is non-existant and most of today's top hits (or top corps) sound the same. It's a fact, there is a huge parallel between the two. Now, are there exceptions? Yes, but the fact still remains that most of today's pop hits follow a formula. And yes, it's generally to get radio play. And that formula causes artists to have to conform to the formula to be accepted among the elite and have true success (sound famillar?)! Son, if you only knew who you were talking to, and how involved in the industry I really am...

Let me get this straight. We want a drum corps activity where the music is more entertaining, more melodic, carries more dynamic contrast and offers more variety and less sameness among corps. So, we are suggesting that we go to pop music (today's pop music) where melody rarely exists and is stale at best, has the same 4 chords on every song, has no variety, ZERO dynamic contrast (it's all compressed) and sounds the same as the last 12 songs you heard on the radio (which is generally the same 12 songs from the same 6 artists cycled multiple times a day. Oh that is a grand idea to solve our "entertainment problems". :blink:/>

JUST in the 60s and 70s???????? :shutup:/> :shutup:/> :shutup:/> :shutup:/> :shutup:/> :shutup:/> :shutup:/> :shutup:/> :shutup:/>

This just proves how shady the drum corps activity really is. Granted, much less now than it used to be. But when I think back to the days of drum corps staff members sharing joints with corps members, much less hiring a murderer to run a drum corps, I find myself shocked that there are not more staff members (former or otherwise) doing time in prison. For the record, I had a staff member threaten my life on two occasions. Granted, I don't think they really would have done it. But hindsight 20/20, I can't help but wonder just what that would cost a caption head these days. If 60 minutes only knew...

Now THAT I agree with (key word "could"). The youtube partners program is a huge money maker for channels that average over one million viewers. And DCI does happen to have one themselves that boasts over two million video views... http://www.youtube.com/dcifannetwork So,.................? Why are they not capitolizing on it? I have a hint on why....anyone anyone...Buler....Buler?

Have you looked at the G7 lately? They've tried TWO OTHER TIMES already to break away from DCI and FAILED due to a lack of funds, infrastructure and basic business resources. And do you KNOW who bailed them out BOTH times? That organization that you say is "stuck in 1996".

Lets be real, The G7 won't go anywhere. They've tried this TWICE already and were bailed out by DCI both times with a compromise because they didn't have the ability to materialize their threats.What is more likely a possibility is that they will fail yet a third time, create more division than the first two times and the activity will cease to exist forever. Good work, guys. Can't have your way, kill it.

That would be a neat trick, considering that they have already attempted this very same absurdity TWICE and failed miserably. They say the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results, expecting different results, expecting different results, expecting different results, expecting different results...

That's great advice! Maybe the greedy, selfish and arrogant G7 should read it.

Someone on the DCI BOD needs to grow a man organ and say F--K YOU G7!!!!!!!! YOU are the very ones who have ruined this activity and caused it's financial ruin with your bloodsucking greed!!!!!

I have to agree.

First of all, I don't mind this thread going in this direction one bit. I figured there would be a few who would be less positive on today's trends and that is perfectly fine. However, one thing you said made me scratch my head a bit. Strange! I think BOA is more "visual development with musical accompanyment" and less "melodic" than DCI is. I'm pretty sure most who are current on both circuits would agree. In fact, I've even heard some critics say that it's BOA's evolution that moved DCI in that direction. Personally, I don't mind it. I think the stuff that's going on out there in both DCI and BOA is all great stuff. I'm just surprised you see the DCI to BOA comparison in the context that you do. Oh, and for the record. I happen to also prefer BOA designs over DCI designs. But for the opposite reasons as you. I think designers take greater risks with top BOA programs than they do with top DCI programs and I like that. And many of the designers in the top 12 of both circuits are the same.

Anyone notice how the checker board seems to change every several years in terms of brass writing trends. In the mid/late 90s pretty much through the mid 2000s, it was all about 16th note runs. Which arranger could out write the others with their running 16th note licks? And which hornlines could out perform all other hornline's runs? Lately, it seems like multi-tounging is the new trend (double and tripple tonguing). Corps still do runs of course but now the big contest is who can out articulate each other? Makes me wonder what the next new trend in brass arranging will be. Obviously, there is always going to be some of ALL of it (as there always has been a little of all of it in every time period), but it always seems like there is always one common trend that drives the time period. Regardless of what the next new trend is, lets have some fun with this and talk about what our favorite multi-tonguing moments were of 2012. I know Crown had some great moments...a whole bunch in fact. Any others stick out?

No, it's not opinion. Statistical figures are FACT. YOU are the one posting an opinion. I'm presenting factual information based on statistical figures and trends. Nice try. You lose.