Evil Mello

Both the mello and the French horn contibute to a horn line with their respective timbres. Mellos are more popular than horns because it is easier to control in most drum corps environments, but there is room for both. Mellos are great for those "raise the hair on the back of your neck" 32nd note screaming runs. And horns have that lush tone that really fills out the alto line.

So the question is: Will we be seeing French Horns back in the Renegades horn line?

Miscellaneous Ramblings: I thought that this was SCV's show. I thought the horn line was stronger and cleaner, and the drill more exciting than BD. I find the green backs of the unis as they go back field distracting. I love the dark sound of the euph (no bari) line. Love the guard with the exception of the boxes. For new guard gimmics, I thought Crest's metal cubes were pretty cool. BD. OK. I'm a traditionalist. I prefer the non-Quentin Tarantino version of Channel One (i.e. the beginning of the chart at the beginning - not the end). Also, If you are going to play Channel One you need to HEAR the tuba line - very dissappointing! It sounded like one or two tuba's were trying to push the rest but for section balance held back. Maybe you have a tuba soloist if the rest of the line isn't up to the task. Madison and SCV had louder horn lines. Madison. Aside from SCV Alumni, the biggest crowd pleaser. Love those Loud G bugles. The loudest horn line of the DIV I corps. I thought a very entertainng corps. This is a corps that if they went to DCA instead of DCI would do far better. Crest. Loved the spinning cubes Cascades. An up and comer. I think they will have to develop more of a corps personality (same could be said of Crest) if the judges will let them Mandarins - didn't see the show but heard the warmup. This corps needs to bite the bullet, get a few more bodies and go DIV I. There horn line sounds more like SCV than SCV sometimes. Nice new uni's - not as elaborate (and I'm sure cooler to play in) than the old ones - but still disctinctive. Drill design. Not much new out there that I can tell. Drill seems to get more similiar as the years progress. Also, do you really need 13 people in the pit? They would have more impact in the battery (SCV could have used 9 snares instead of 7)

SCORES DIV I 84.15 BD 83.35 SCV 77.85 Seattle 76.35 Madison 72.80 Pacific Crest DIV II 76.65 Mandarins 75.20 SCVC 74.85 Esperanza 71.75 BDB 67.00 Impulse DIV III 36.90 BDC SENIOR 68.70 Renegades 56.70 River City R'gt

I have hearing loss but not as a result of playing!

The new green is very close to a hunter green. The tailored look does look good (looks like a Fred Miller uniform); however, I would have liked to see more use of red in the tunic.