brassmeaway
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I disagree
Andys book in 2006. Was his 1st wc corps
And it showed
Naffier was good for the style at the time
Guidry could be brilliant if the concept is there
guidry's had 3 years to figure it out
if the 3rd time is supposed to be the charm, then...
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i knew i should've waited instead of buying the quarters APDs
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Bawker just nailed Crossmen...mmmmm
except for the part about having guidry in the equation at all
their arranger in 06 seemed to have his stuff together, just the program didn't and the drill didn't work for the members ... go back to him
or is Naffier still on the market?
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i could've used a little more mid boost for the baritones and trumpets down ... in general
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yeah, i recognized those ... not quite what i was referring to
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not to take anything away from him
but...
does anybody else notice how much he recycles his stuff? when i watched the cadets ending this year (with no reason to hate on it) i just felt like i'd seen it all before...
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oh god yes.
start the petition now
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Meh, if you put a mic that close to any of the top 12 hornlines when they're playing fff I guarantee it'd sound about like that. Check out the drum judge track from the '05 DVDs. Some not-so-great things coming from the Cadets hornline.
Well I said the same thing finals night, but that's a whole different thread...
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its just one of the "Get the Feeling" segs ... about 1:30 long and basically follows the end snare drummer for the last part of their show
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pit needs to take their notes out of the ballad hit ... it really takes away from the hornline's melodies
let them do the shaping with the aux stuff
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this show would be top 12 if they had a drill writer who knew what he was doing
hahaha ... GOOD ONE
(not)
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yeah, vis ensemble and the pit didn't come out to play tonight
but otherwise, definitely a better show tonight
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YES JARVIS ... consistently great solo night to night
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WOAH THAT WAS AWESOME (w/ the synth)
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music ensemble going up tonight!
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All I know is this is really turning into one unpredictable season (well, except for the 1st place finish, but you never know). I am looking forward to tonight.
that's what we thought last year too
so, what happens when BD gets beaten by 0.025 in finals again this year?
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Just listened after reading this thread, and I agree 100%. NOBODY is going to read the show like he says, nor should they. The corps is doing the activity, the designers are living some WGI wet dream.
NOT bashing the kids ... just the people for letting the concept taken down this road and to this extreme. It's just not fun.
The bluecoats of the past presented a concept/theme without needing liner notes to make sense. Shows like "Escape" were GREAT. THAT's what we want ... and it's not like that show was a throw-away, either.
BUT I agree with what was said above, the kids are performing the HECK out of it!
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And as a brass guy, at least I can thank GOD I wasn't on the drum bus. No offense, but I would never be able to take beats at 2 in the morning...
It's not that bad. You have a credibility for not being a member in the hornline that can't keep time.
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1. Leg room. Front of the bus, stage right. can't beat it.
2. First to the bathroom or front of whatever line forms upon exit of the bus.
3. Assuming that the air conditioning works...the front of the bus will always be more comfortable, because that's where the driver is. The driver always made it comfortable for the driver.
4. Claustrophobia sets in later when you can see something looking forward and not just out the side.
5. There are some funny-### conversations in the middle of the night on the CB's between the drivers. you miss those in the back.
Again, exactly.
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I sat in both front and back during my 4 years, and I VASTLY preferred the front. It didn't smell as bad, the A/C worked better, you could get off the bus quickly when it came to stops. My last two years I specifically requested the front.
Bingo. Words are one thing for fun and games, but its the small things like this that make you slightly less bitter day to day.
I'm glad to find out that the "Switzerland" designation applies across other corps.
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camp randall
(ducks and runs)
seriously... i've never felt more "alone" on a field, not even in giants stadium or the citrus bowl.
I'm glad you said it. Didn't live up to the hype for me either.
Logistics counts as a part of all these memories (hence the immense hatred of Gillette) and Camp Randall wasn't ideal either--not Gillette bad, though. I'm not sure what Indy's like, but in the rotational time of Finals Invesco field (ca. 2004) is hard to beat for the compete package.
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Fields for finals that aren't flat...
Gillete in 05... everything around the back hashes in between the 45's sucked!!!
07 Rose bowl huge bump length of the field again... around the back hashes....
Anyone been to Severeville (sp?)???? The huge hump in the middle of the field... if you stand on set of side lines you can only see the people on the other side of the field from the waist up....
nailed it on all 3
too much hype for the rose bowl ... its a pretty crummy and dirty place considering the high regard people give it
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people People PEOPLE
there is only 1 rule here! Once you use a section from a corp in a given year (ie BD 2004), you CAN'T use a 2nd section from that SAME corps.
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If you could have one "million dollar" drum corps made of the best sections (IYHO), who would you choose? Only catch is, you can't use more than one section from a corps in the same year. (ie can't have both Pioneer Guard and Tubas from 2005)
Format is as follows:
Trumpets/Sops: Cavies 2002
Mellos: Cadets 1998
Baris/Euphs: BD 2000
Tubas/Contras: PR 2003
Snares: Star 1993
Tenors: SCV 1992
Basses: BD 2003
Pit: SCV 2004
Guard: Crown 2007
Drum Major: PR 1997
Pick away!
THOUGHTS ON 12-22
in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
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i would give you 3 months on your own to come up with a better arrangement
don't let the (lack of) performance quality distract you