flammaster Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 I agree! VK 87,88 was so 80's dude and the Skyriders story telling was so important too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2muchcoffeeman Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 the "Z" pull . . . No single drill move, then or since, has created more of a stir or harkened a bigger sea-change in the activity. Agreed. 1983 was an inflection point in the activity. For "Garfield," 1983 was the culmination of many years' progress, but it wasn't until 1983 that their innovations changed the arc of drum corps more generally. And it was more than drill. The Cadets of 83 had a horn sound that remains the foundation of the sound today. Another big moment, already mentioned: the advent of Kevlar heads. The snare sound changed from the "wet" dsit dsit dsit to the "dry" dawk dawk dawk. Not a positive development, IMO, but no one asked me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2muchcoffeeman Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 For percussion moments I would say: SCV's use of Steel drums in 1983 . . . probably not iconic to anyone else, but that percussion feature included the absolute best tenor lick of all time . . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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