cavies98
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My pleasure, although, who said I am Jay? :)
Thanks for the review Jay. I'll see the corps, and others, in Kalamazoo.
Jeff
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Just got home from the Fairfield, OH show. Brought my five year old son with me for his first DCI show ever! It was wonderful to see him react to the performances. He had a blast. I'm still stuck in the 1990s as far as my tastes go in drum corps, so, you know, I get excited (for real) maybe five times over the course of the entire evening.
Beautiful weather tonight, dry and in the low 80s with a pleasant breeze. Glad the show was tonight, and not tomorrow, as the weather is supposed to top 100. Excellent crowd as well, in terms of attendance and responsiveness.
I'm tired, but I wanted to share a few very brief thoughts on the last few corps:
CROSSMEN - First big sounding corps of the night. I was impressed with the show design. Reminded me a bit of the 1992 show. Overall the corps was pretty clean - much more than the Colts, IMO. They had a few really nice grooves going in the show, rhythmically.
COLTS - Loud, but sloppy, musically. The crowd really liked their volume. Music seemed a bit esoteric (evil?) for much of the show, didn't really connect with me all that much.
CAVALIERS - Interesting. They definitely have a long way to go as far as show design and cleanliness. They will definitely get there though, and they will be fighting with the other big boys for the top spot. The show was kind of "weird" for me, for lack of a better description. The music is disjointed thematically, although I think that's what they might be going for? Not sure. It's not clear to me, which means it's probably not clear to the design staff as well. The use of electronics (the overblown, distorted sounds) were pretty clever initially, but grew tiresome in the closer. Again, the show will grow a lot over the course of the summer. I remember seeing the Cavies really early on in 1999, and I just did not like the show. By the end of the season, I loved it. I hope the same will happen this year. Anyway, musically, there were a few nasty blown releases (a big one in the opening tune by a baritone). I should note that the hornline still has that wonderful symphonic sound that has become their trademark. A few blown releases aside, they sounded quite nice, musically. The show got a mild response from the crowd, but it didn't connect like past Cavies' shows.
CADETS - Highlight of the night, for sure, with the most enthusiastic crowd response. Wonderful show, lots of fun. The Christmas music is very accessible and creatively arranged. Loved the little nod to Vince Guaraldi in the last moments of the show. Very clever arrangement of Jingle Bells - awesome park 'n' bark section in the middle! The Cadets are very clean for mid June. They still have a lot to fix, but they are definitely ahead of the Cavies in terms of performance. Again, overall, just a really enjoyable, accessible, and creatively arranged show. It's so nice to hear melody in this age of over-arranged, dissonant drum corps music.
Thanks, and good night!
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This is probably the greatest drum corps video I've ever seen. Haven't laughed this hard in ages!
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Relisted at a lower price.
Bump, listed item on ebay.
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Bump, listed item on ebay.
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260918390033
For sale is the rare 1992 DCI Finals CD Set Commemorative Collection.
This was released in 1992 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of DCI. The set includes the top 21 corps on 3 CDs, a large format liner notes card, and the official World Championships program, all encased in a black plastic fold-open binder.
All materials are in excellent condition. This is a rare set and is no longer in print.
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Hey all,
I was cleaning out my closet today and found a rare DCI gem - the live standstill recording of the 1994 Concord Pavilion. The tape is in good shape - there is a bit of distortion in the tape for a few seconds during BD's show, but other than that, it sounds pretty amazing. Not sure if any other standstill recordings were made that year, so it's a pretty cool tape.
Here's the track listing:
Blue Devils C
SCV Cadets
Sacramento Mandarins
Air Force Academy
Blue Devils B
Sacramento Freelancers
Santa Clara Vanguard
Blue Devils
I am open to offers, so please post or PM me with your bid. I'll try to sell it here before posting it to ebay.
Thanks!
Jeff
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Email sent back to you. Thanks!
I also have the following DCI finals CD sets for sale:
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
Each set is is $15 (plus shipping)
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Email sent.
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Looking to purchase the finals CDs from 1988, 1992 and 2010. Please reply or PM me if you have these for sale. Thanks!
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Hey all,
I was cleaning out my closet today and found a rare DCI gem - the live standstill recording of the 1994 Concord Pavilion. The tape is in good shape - there are just a few seconds distortion in the tape for a few seconds during BD's show, but other than that, it sounds pretty amazing. Not sure if any other standstill recordings were made that year, so it's a pretty cool tape.
Here's the track listing:
Blue Devils C
SCV Cadets
Sacramento Mandarins
Air Force Academy
Blue Devils B
Sacramento Freelancers
Santa Clara Vanguard
Blue Devils
Asking $15 for the tape which includes shipping in the US.
Thanks!
Jeff
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Topic says it all, I'm looking to buy the following finals CDs:
1989
1992
2010
PM me! Thanks.
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Over the past few months, iTunes has not updated the DCI Field Pass podcast. I am getting the following error in iTunes:
"Drum Corps International Field Pass" does not seem to be a valid podcast URL.
Anyone else getting this error? I have unsubscribed, deleted the old files, and then resubscribed several times through the iTunes Store and from the Field Pass web page, but still haven't gotten it to work. I am running iTunes 10.2.2.14 on Windows 7 Pro 64-bit. Never had a problem with this until January of 2011 or thereabouts.
If anyone has a solution, please post it here. Thanks!
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Topic says it all :) I am missing those two years from my collection. Please PM/post if you have these years for sale. Thanks!
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Star 90 - in the top three of my favorite shows of all time.
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The Cavaliers 2003 Drumline DVD has been relisted:http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...=STRK:MESELX:IT
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The Cavaliers 2003 Drumline DVD has been relisted:
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Looking for the 1988 finals CDs. If you have a set and are willing to sell them, please let me know!
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Little over a day left, get in there and bid!
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Hey all,I'm looking to buy a copy of The Cavaliers brass DVD, "From Football Field to Concert Hall".
It's out of print now, so I'm hoping someone has a used copy they wouldn't mind parting with...
PM me if you have one!
Thanks
af
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They sold out of these years a while ago. Probably too expensive to do another run on them, especially since (I'm guessing) demand is so limited. Best bet it ebay at this point.
Fairfield, OH - quick thoughts
in DCI (All) Corps Show & Event Reviews
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Yes, George was in full bloom last night. Someone get the man a chair to sit in!