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I knew they'd change the ending musically. Great final statement.

BD opening trumpet feature(s).

Has a corps ever tried a manual pitch bend? I feel in the minority here but I wasn't that excited about the ending because it didn't rely on brass-playing skills. I understand though, audience reaction should be worth something.

WOwwwwwwwwwwww 99.65

Of course they chose that Cadets clip, lol.

Me too. I'm so glad they combined the avant-garde with the mass appeal this year.

Not able to watch -- so the opening BD trumpet feature went OK?

Hahahaha.

Picture this being unfurled on the giant backfield tarp instead of the Capitol building. It represents freedom of expression. Maximum GE.

Agreed. I don't think we're seeing haters vs. homers in the thread, more honest criticism than anything else. I don't post much but I felt drawn here to see if other fans of this corps ("We are the Future" was the first show that ever floored me) had the same feeling this year as in 2007, just like 2000Cadet mentioned 2 posts above. I love Lincoln Portrait so I was really excited about this year too.

I agree with you. They expect to be rewarded, or at least not punished, by the judges, for the things they're doing. So I don't blame fans for speaking up if they don't like what they see, since otherwise there's no other source of feedback. Whether the feedback changes anything is a different question.

The OP assumes that people who have issues with the show would be just as happy not watching it. This ignores that some of the people with issues to air are actually big fans of the Cadets who, as in previous years, just want the design team to make the best use of the immense talent of the members. If the judges won't push back against some of the overkill going on, I hope that some constructive criticism from fans will get through.

Hahahaha come on. Also why would the backdrop be the Capitol if this show is about the executive? Because it suddenly turns into a show about "we the people" at the end?

Yes, I think some people in the thread are understandably lumping together medleys or snippets with arrangements that try to turn on a dime in the middle of a musical thought. Almost within a phrase at times. See Cadets opening statement. Edit: not saying that is an unacceptable practice at all, but it's odd to see it featured so prominently now at key moments. I think it makes those moments less impactful.

Agree with the sentiment in this thread. I understand how it was part of the theme of Cadets 2013 but it drives me insane this year.