1995 Madison Scouts in Time magazine's Drum Corps Top 10
Humble it is not, but it's hard to dispute the accuracy of the Madison Scouts' 1995 show title, "A Drum Corps Fan's Dream" — at least judging by the reaction of the crowd. At times messy and chaotic, this ode to formation drumming is relentlessly loud, with wailing trumpets and snare drum shots dominating the entire show. Designed to emulate a Spanish bullfight, the performers' energy is intended to whip a crowd into a frenzy worthy of a matador. While the Madison Scouts only placed 4th in 1995, the show's screaming finale has become a DCI classic.
Sorry no objectivity, my son marched 07 & 08.
1.2007 Unbound
2.2008 La Noche de la Iguana
3.2005 The Carmen Project
4.2004 MadiSonic
5. 2001 Hot Jazz - Madison Style
6. 2000 The Cossack Brotherhood
7. 2003 GOLD, GREEN AND RED: The Music of Benoit Jutras
8.2009 El Relámpago
9. 2002 Conquest
10.2006 Primal Forces
I was just the opposite, I liked the beginning (probably more than half) much more than the ending. But that was enough to make me consider the entire show great.
I am not aware that anyone other than the Scouts has a section of their show that is designed to be humorous. People laugh at the "hello..hello..hello" and the apple bite but I can't think of anything as long as the Scouts' Clark Kent section.
Championships are my vacation. I have reached the point in my career that I can afford it (financially and vacation days) EVERY year and have been going for quite a few consecutive years. I do not plan to spend my vacation in the same spot for nine years. This is NOTHING against Indy, I wouldn't do it if it was in Cancun or Paris either.