threefortywest

just for experimental purposes

2006 Blue Devils, hands down

i second that. there were a lot of ticks in cavies that year, and summertrain was one of the cleanest shows i've seen. not really sure why BD didn't win.

the head drum major was on side one on the 35 yard line, then there was another on the side two 35 yard line, and then the third "mobile" drum major started on side one, conducting some of the opener, before moving back field in the ballad

BD/Phantom Tie, debatably my two favorite shows of all time... I love BD's Score, and Phantom's Emotion was absolutely phenomenal SCV- had another great show. a nice come back after what happened in 05 Crown- good hornline, what else is new Glassmen

for the record, the 3 drum major "candidates" are the same 3 from last year, and they aren't auditioning, they all have already made it

i think its cuba. they are going to play cumbanchero just kidding. although it really does look like cuba

1.) 1993 Star of Indiana, Dance of Vengeance from Medea (the closer) 2.) 2003 Phantom Regiment, The Cannon Reprise 3.) 2003 Blue Devils Closer 4.) 1991 Star of Indiana, The Epiphany (the closer) 5.) 2006 Phantom Regiment, Mahler's Second (the closer) 5.) 1989 Santa Clara Vanguard, The company front at the end

2005 Academy (Div II) 1987 SCV 2005 Madison Scouts, minus the two seconds of malaguena 1985 Madison Scouts 1989 Phantom Regiment

is this even to be taken seriously? "ONLY" a 99.150. HAH! need i say more? i think not. It was by far the best of the Cavaliers Championship's since 2001, but it was not THAT good of a show, come on now

ditto on SCV 05

in: academy out: spirit top 12 for 07' 12.) Glassmen 11.) Boston Crusaders 10.) Academy 9.) Blue Knights 8.) Madison Scouts 7.) Bluecoats 6.) Carolina Crown 5.) Cadets 4.) Santa Clara Vanguard 3.) Cavaliers 2.) Blue Devils 1.) hell freezes over- Phantom Regiment

2006, hands down... the top 3 shows will go down as some of the greatest in history, while in 2005 there weren't any shows that i would regard as highly.

can somebody explain the SCV bottle dance to those of us who are clueless, like me, since i really only listen to shows from 87 and after

if your show is the best of holsinger, for a ballad you might consider the beginning of liturgical dances, which is probably the most beautiful of holsinger's works

what happened with the bridgemen in 76?

your top 5, not THE top 5... just the top 5 in your opinion, 1.) 2003 Phantom Regiment- Cannon in D reprise 2.) 2006 Blue Devils- The main theme reprise 3.) 1991 Star of Indiana- The Crosses (enough said) 4.) 1989 Santa Clara- The company front at the end 5.) 1996 Phantom Regiment- The chord build

There has to be a minimum. If you make it no minimum, then the traditional corps are going to keep it around 135, and then the others are going to lower to around 100 members because they can clean up their visual package more easily. It's not fair and there is no reason to change it.

I'd have to say the Blue Devils. I understand that this isn't about the winningest, but still, correct me if i'm wrong, they haven't placed below fifth since they won their first championship. They haven't put out a single show that didn't have some amazing moments, at least from what i can remember. Santa Clara Vanguard a close second. With Phantom, BC, Cadets, Cavaliers, and Scouts all mixed in after. Also give Star some consideration. They made finals every year of their existence. Div II- The Academy, sure they've only been around 4 years, but they're undefeated.

blue devils closer. by far. when they do the reprise... holy crap... especially when they changed it towards the end, i think in allentown.

yeah pretty much. i love everything about PR. but that is definitely true, although there are certain shows that the black just wouldn't work for, harmonic journey, apasionada 874, etc... this year would have been good though.

off topic, but if they had the black uniforms, i think they would have won this year. the white shoes just magnify ANY and ALL foot problems, black would have covered up a lot of that... not to mention they look so sweet in the all black.

i wasn't saying that based solely on their brassline... i think visually they were about 6 or 7, and musically about 2 or 3... so i had them fourth. i was really impressed, their show was a lot cleaner than i was expecting visually.

how do you guys think the loss of seidling will affect PR... will they have a tough time adjusting to Rick Valenzuela? what are your thoughts, will PR keep climbing, and perhaps win a second title next year?

Based on what i saw in quarterfinals, i would say crown probably should have gotten 4th, IMO. The sound they produce was phenomenal, so warm. i spoke to a couple people who were able to actually go to finals, and they said crown was amazing. so regardless of their placement, they had a great year, and i think they'll continue moving up in the next year or so.