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    Best of the Decade - The Cavaliers

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    2001 - In my opinion, the best performed and composed music. Hornline as powerful as hell, and with some intense drill to go with it. Probably the best drumline the corps had all decade.

    2002 - Frameworks. It's Frameworks, one of the best designed and executed shows in history. A perfect mix of mind blowing drill and music written to work with it fantastically. I would love to see the cleanliness of 2001's drumline (Not that 02's wasn't clean either) with this book and hornline.

    2008 - Drill aside, a great recreation of asian and japanese themes and motifs. Typically one main melodic line, and a litle bit of harmony under to add to the power of the song. Very well written music, and incorporated with some of the best drill the corps has had, Samurai made for one of my favorite Cavalier productions of all time.

    2003 - Yes, the argument of "Frameworks Part II" can be made, but this show is another total package. The music is more lacking than 2001 and 2002, but the drill and visual design are incredible. The biggest musical impact of the show was fantastic and in your face, but WAY too short. Definitely a visual based show, and with an upgraded music book, there very well could have been the first ever "four-peat" ("Five-peat" if you include 2004)

    2007 - VERY different than every other show of the decade. Upbeat, quick, and bright, and with a strange melodic balance that alternates between almost all brass and all pit. Both sections were some of the better of each the corps has fielded, and if the two had been incorporated into the music TOGETHER instead of taking turns the entire time and playing almost completely independent of the other, this show would have been even more phenomenal, and possibly another championship, and probably second place.

    2000 - An excellent package of both visual and music, but a bit lacking not in execution, but in design of both. The music is often lacking in compositional power (not volume) and is very often just a bunch of big, loud hits on a few chords throughout the brass. The drill was beginning to evolve into the very high paced, complex lasershow that it has been, but was occasionally a bit bland and stretched out.

    2009 - I absolutely love the hornbook this year. Going back to more classical roots has really done the corps well, as the original music was beginning to become exhausted. It was good every year, but it was becoming obvious that it was getting harder and harder to come up with a theme that it would be possible to write impacting, fitting music to year after year. The drill is not as breakneck as it has been the past few years, but it is still very unique and extremely well incorporated into the show.

    2004 - A fantastic production, but one that just never appealed to me like 01 and 02. Possibly the best hornline fielded by the corps all decade, at least when it came to technical work (double tonguing for the win!). A very powerful music book, coupled with innovative drill made for a fantastic show, just not one I have ever really enjoyed like my other favorites.

    2006 - Another great show, but of course - very lacking musically. Of course, the Green Machine had to field a show themed after their fond nickname of old that was powerfully reinforced over the past 5 to 10 years, and they did it well. The drill design and its mechanical nature are very fitting to the name of the show and the corps, but were not coupled with a great music book.

    2005 - A bit of a prelude to 2007 in the sense of its straying from the typical mood of the other shows of the decade. Probably the dirtiest hornline of the decade, with some very sloppy sounding sections, even on finals night. Still a great show, and well performed, but the design was sloppy. The show would either stick to one point for far too long, or make a new one with potential and cut it off WAY too early. In spite of this, I LOVE the mocking of the Boston Red Sox during the "Baseball Game"

    Most Important Question !

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    Are you auditioning/contracted this year? :O

    Also, I have to say, I had very little idea of this phenomenon before this thread... I'm guessing it's not really a necessary thing for pit, though... ;P

    I was going to go to the Cavaliers this year, but money became an issue. I still have 3 seasons after 09 left, so I will.

    Blue Devils Reaction to Finals

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    Sure, each has a billion things to talk about and "They are extremely bitter" Do you even have any concept on how big a number a billion really is? Multiply that by 150 that's 150,000,000,000. Now I'm sure no one has come close to talking to you about anything 1/4 of a billion times. And by "They" you mean the entire organization? Because I'm sure not everyone or a 1/4 of the 2008 Blue Devils organizaton have ever complained to you about anything. I noticed you don't have any corps affiliation in you signature, Until you fess up and stake your claim, to me you're not even qualified to make such a statement. Or you really are such a person that an entire drum corps comes to to talk about a billion things. If that's the case then I am truely sorry for for my previous comments and I was way out of line. Travler Garvey

    P.S. If you're going to generalize and use words like "They" "Any" "Billions" Maybe you can sneak in Them, Those, All, Every, Every time, Always and Gabillions.

    I think he may have been exaggerating a bit. You know, instead of coming up with an exact number or anything. And I can't disagree with him.

    Corps current identities

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    Maybe you couldnt tell by their show or music.....except for pioneer...

    but if this were to happen, some corps can be put apart from others such as the Cavaliers having their marching style and drill, Cadets have their horn move and more recently talking, PR has that funky bouncy jazz run (or at least they did in 08). SCV I believe is known for horn snaps....

    There are also hidden secrets in a corps' identity that only members or staff know.....such as.. Some corps will do whatever it takes to win. Some corps kick the members rears to get them in shape. Some are known for not practicing hard, and just being good. Some are classy. Some are based on being a family and building relationships. Some are all about training individuals into better musicians...........ETC..

    Just things like that also establish an identity, not just their show style.

    The right foot thing might give the Cadets away a bit as well.

    Corps current identities

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    Blue Devils - A bit too showoffy, tend to play just loud and fast to show what they can do, it bores me after a while. Unless you go back to about 2003 and before when they did more jazzy music.

    Blue Knights - Dark, almost symphonic brass, very interesting and different themes

    Crown - Great brass, Drill is still kind of sloppy at times, but definitely evolving. I didn't like FINIS very much, I don't like mix and match music shows much.

    Phantom - Loud, in your face, but not to the extent of BD. Very dynamically contrasting music, very emotional.

    Cavaliers - When the Cavaliers take the field, I can feel their unity as a group more than other corps most of the time (I am slightly biased, though). Their drill and music mesh together very well, and since it is very often original scores, you can definitely pick out their style more than most others.

    Auditions 2009

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    First year auditioning, going for the Cavaliers on trumpet. I'm pumped and scared out of my wits at the same time. I'm happy thought, because the material in their audition packet I've played before. I've used their warmup for 2 years, played the Arban's excerpt for a year and a half with my teacher, and I know the two small excerpts pretty well too.

    I wanna wear the Green so bad...

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