phd-student-TTU Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 28 minutes ago, DCImonkey said: It's a Sh###y caption to judge, but someone has to do it I recommend Fleet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffe77 Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 3 hours ago, DAYGO said: Devils will have something to say about that. Not this season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MikeRapp Posted July 29, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted July 29, 2017 (edited) What a night. It was fun to hear people talking as the show progressed, because there was a general consensus that this lineup of shows was shockingly great. Just one heavyweight after another. Attendance was virtually sold out. There wasn't a single empty seat on the west side of the stadium. I would guess. 18k to 20k tonight. I was sitting in the eighth row so I got to see the kids' faces when they got set and looked into the sea of faces...some nerves tonight! Heres how I had the night: 1. SCV. They had the second largest crowd reaction and their brass took your head off. The show design is just so smart, very similar to Bluecoats last year. Amplification issues at times. But SCV had the best musicianship and performance from beginning to end, and it wasn't even close. How they didn't win tonight is beyond me, and I guarantee you most everyone else at this show. Standing ovation before they finished. 2. Bluecoats. Again the clear crowd favorite. The first ensemble run on the stage, wow! Changes in Zombie had a big impact, changes to the ballad less so but still effective. Ending does not yet have the impact of SCV. Musicianship was off the charts, and the kids just poured their guts into it. Lots of happy faces at the end. Heard more than one person state that the show was too amplified. I agree. But clearly the crowd loves Bloo. 3. Blue Devils. Their show just doesn't have the magic or complexity of SCV or Bluecoats, but their high brass is as amazing as usual. The ballad remains my favorite moment of the year, and it was definitely the high point of the night musically. There is a lot going on all the time but it's largely lost on the viewer because it lacks visual focus. Low end synth was absurdly loud, esp in the first half. It was so bad that people were cringing and once it actually overmodulated. Why would BD push so much synth? Was very noticeable. 4. Crown. This show received a tepid response, which I think surprised everyone. Nashville loves Crown, obviously, but this show didn't really deliver. The big brass hits are there and are awesome, but the second half of the show lags. This show is very clean...but almost too clean. It feels sterile. Didn't get the crown ending from where I sat. Props on the hash lines made no sense live. But when Crown delivers a singular ensemble hit, no one can match it. Just so level and powerful. But imo this is not one of the three best shows this season, and I might even put it behind Cavaliers and Boston. Guard had at least six drops tonight. 5. Cavaliers. Guard is crazy skilled. Just shocking how much those guys pull off in this show. Lots of ooooohs and aaaaaahs from the crowd! Their high brass is still no match for SCV, Bluecoats, BD or Crown, but sell this show hard and the crowd loves it. This was a high point of the night. They have come a very long way this season. 6. Blue Knights. Thought they had the biggest sound without amplification of all the corps. Show drags at times, and of course there is some navel gazing. But I would see this show again, really talented group. Percussion is crazy good. Surprised at how poorly this show was scored, but the guard book is just killing this show. 7. Cadets. Percussion was on fire tonight. Guard was terrific. Brass is great but poorly staged. Awful awful amplification issues, bad feedback four separate times. WTF? Someone didn't flip one of the stained glass windows at the end, in my mind I could hear Hopkins cursing on the sidelines! The kids play the heck out of this show, but it is such a head scratcher conceptually. Way way too loud on the choir, and again the narration is abrasive. The middle section was oversold and folks around me were actually laughing. But I really love the robes and the guard uniforms. Just not easy to follow Blue Devils with Mass. 8. Phantom. Much better ensemble sound than I had anticipated but just not a very cohesive show. The constant whispering of words was silly and got a lot of giggles from the audience. Someone said they felt like they were in a perfume commercial. Uniforms didn't come off well but the guard had a strong night. Music City had a great night, their guard was very impressive, which shocked me. Obviously they lack the ensemble sound, and parents of a guard member sat next to me and said that's because they had 80% turnover from last year. They need a three act show design. This is the third year in a row in which they basically had one idea the whole show and it got monotonous. Still, they clearly put a lot of money and time into this season and it showed. Edited July 29, 2017 by MikeRapp 22 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffe77 Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 1 hour ago, Chief Guns said: Do it up Devils!!! For how long, SCV is getting closer and closer. lol. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laubster Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 1 hour ago, DCImonkey said: That's too bad.....I loved that stadium. This was a topic you discussion on the vehicle I drove for a t op 12 corps the first season and it was pointed out that Vanderbilt has more Butt holders then MTSU so it was decided after 2014 to continue using Vandi with some tw eaks such as the Corps parking nightmare from 2014 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeRapp Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 1 minute ago, Laubster said: This was a topic you discussion on the vehicle I drove for a t op 12 corps the first season and it was pointed out that Vanderbilt has more Butt holders then MTSU so it was decided after 2014 to continue using Vandi with some tw eaks such as the Corps parking nightmare from 2014 You cannot argue with the attendance at Vandy. And btw the kids love playing there because the concrete stands hold the sound in the stadium. Seating is not comfortable, and the concourses are too narrow, but the atmosphere there is electric. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeRapp Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 2 hours ago, George Dixon said: It's tough being a Cadets fan. Mostly hate on the threads each night, no effort to make positive observations just negatives by the same people over and over I have complimented Cadets many times, but sit in a stadium with 20,000 kids and listen to their reactions. Don't shoot the messenger. If you polled the crowd I guarantee you this was the least well received show. That doesn't mean there weren't great aspects -- percussion was awesome, and ensemble brass was as well. But come on, there are too many cringe worthy things in this show. Furthermore, why is it that Cadets had the worst audio issues by far? Feedback? Really? This should NEVER happen with Cadets and it happened four times. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinetic inferno11 Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 22 minutes ago, MikeRapp said: I have complimented Cadets many times, but sit in a stadium with 20,000 kids and listen to their reactions. Don't shoot the messenger. If you polled the crowd I guarantee you this was the least well received show. That doesn't mean there weren't great aspects -- percussion was awesome, and ensemble brass was as well. But come on, there are too many cringe worthy things in this show. Furthermore, why is it that Cadets had the worst audio issues by far? Feedback? Really? This should NEVER happen with Cadets and it happened four times. Father Ryan school and a catholic friend of mine greatly enjoyed the show. They were all talking about how much they loved it. I guess it just kinda depends on personal taste/interest. And most of the people around me appreciated the show, never saw anyone laugh during the fallen part either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjoakes Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 7 hours ago, ZachDrumCorps said: I don't like the trend of any disagreement with anything being labeled as "hating". There are legitimate haters out there, but criticism is not hate, as long as it isn't overly and excessively negative. Just my opinion though Thank you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xandandl Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 7 hours ago, phd-student-TTU said: Tennessee Board of Regents. Governs the universities. Are they still holding that police incident against DCI during the Cavaliers' nude rookie run when BD bombarded them with super soakers filled with questionable fluids? Cavaliers dropped the initiation "tradition" immediately afterward. It was around 2008 or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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