BrianM

I have mixed feelings about the percussion section here. I recently downloaded the 1989 audio bundle for the top 12 and when listening to Phantom's recording, it sounded incredibly dirty, especially the exposed snare rolls. However, after I compressed all the shows into a program I use for my mp3 player, those rolls sounded MUCH cleaner. They still were by no means perfect, as the double stops/unison notes didn't really line up together in the drum solo, for example. So anyone have any clue as to why the recordings sounded like that to start with?

1988 Blue Devils 1990 Star of Indiana 1993 Phantom 1993 Cadets 1995 Madison Scouts 1995 Cavaliers 1996 Blue Devils 1997 Crossmen 1997 Madison Scouts 2004 Blue Devils 2004 SCV 2013 SCV

I agree. I'm not a brass player, but I enjoyed the brass book for their 2004 program much better than this year. It seemed more continuous in the brass section in 04. I, too, have noticed that the pit picked up the melodies far more than I wanted them to compared to the brass. Even so, it was still among the top as one of my favorite shows this year. Great performance by the players, though!

I was just listening to Phantom's show that year and I was wanting to know what the loud vocal at the end of the 2nd movement was. I must have listened to it a hundred times or more and I still can't make out the words.

So since they scored perfect in visual ensemble, I'll assume that means the domino effect went pretty smooth. I've only read about it, but it sounds like quite a site to behold. Great show that year!

I'm just curious if anyone has had any issues with purchasing audio bundles on the fan network. Ie. your purchased bundle yields no shows to download and you only have 72 hours to download them. The .zip file link also shows up as "page not found." If anyone has experienced something similar to this, I would appreciate it if you would share whether or not the fan network support team was able to solve your problem in a timely fashion and with good results. Beware if you try to purchase the 2014 Nashville audio bundle; you might not get what you paid for.

I didn't see any of them live, but when I listen to the recordings, at least to me, SCV 89 sounds more clean and powerful than 88 did. Both are quite enjoyable.

1. 1988 Blue Devils 2. 1990 Star of Indiana 3. 1995 Madison Scouts

1996. What a year!

Exactly what I was thinking! I still can't get over how awesome their hornline sounds year after year.

Good luck to Spirit next year!

Nice to seem some good Georgia talent heading to the Cavaliers!

Definitely 1996, but then again I love many shows from that year.

2003 followed closely by 2004. Very entertaining shows all the way around!

Although not a judges tape, I thought this was pretty cool... http://www.rudimentaldrumming.com/msgBoard/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=10311