bmjfelts1988

I'm aware of the Gunther Schuler connection but the problem is, nobody in the stands gets it nor does anyone want to get it. They want to hear Madison do that music in a way that makes the crowd react the way it did to Madison's 95 show. Can't get that reaction with a soft ending and with the high note trumpets being nothing more than an afterthought. I feel bad for the corps. I know they have to be hurting right about now. Probably some very long and not very fun rehearsal days. My biggest fear in all of this is if Mason and company decide to say "screw it. We're leaving" after this year. If that happens, they're done. No need for that to happen though. All they need to do is make a U-turn right back to the direction they were heading in 2013 and they will be fine.

Here's the problem. You can't do a show of Kenton and Ellis music CORRECTLY and get competitive credit for it. Nor can you "modernize it" into a modern DCI theater drama and get fan appeal from it. Conclusion: this show was a mistake. They should have stayed the course that they've been on for the last three years. 2010 was classic Madison as well but it was the right time and the right statement to make at the right time. In 2011, they found a way to move forward yet keep a glimmer of that brand. 2012 and 2013 was more of the same. This one? Aint working. The only way thay could make it work is to go balls to the wall old school with it and reap the competitive consequences. And you know they aren't going to do that. So they should have just picked another show because now, they are suffering the competitive consequences while AT THE SAME TIME alienating their fans by doing these musical selections in a way they were not intended to be executed. Heh! If you want to know a funny reality. The closest they come to the real "jazz" intent of this music is in the ballad with the trombones. It's honestly my favorite part of this show.

This post is almost as ridiculous as some of the things I've posted.

I saw the error message as well. Reminded me of when they moved the Madison director's hand to the #11 draw spot in 1988. I smell a rat in Denmark.

Yes of course.

No, I think I've pretty much covered that already.

Isn't it?

No. It's about how Pioneer is going to make finals within the next two years due to a staff change.

If you think I care about how many "likes" my posts get, you need to think again. LOL

Yes, you're right. I'm being a troll. And I am about 80% of the time I post here. It's just so easy. Half the stuff I post I don't even agree with myself. I post it because DCP is just too predictable. Have a great rest of your 2014 season.

Guys, I'll be honest. I'm just having fun. Mods, if you want to lock this thread of "trolldom", be my guest. I'm surprised it lasted this long.

People take things way too seriously on DCP. Which is why I have so much fun here.

Maybe that was the point all along.

No I didn't. It never bothered me.

BULL ####! I NEVER said it even in my edited posts!!!!

Nope. Oh and please show me where I EVER said "Crown's Brass Sucks". I want a direct quote that actually contains those words.

Then tell us oh seasoned wise one? What drum corps shows did you attend in the 90s that you can remember? Yeah, I was alive when Nixon was president but that doesn't mean I passed a bill through congress during his term. Tell us what you SAW from DCI in the 90s. Go ahead....we'll all sit here and listen.

How can you compare anything you've experienced to something you were never even around to see. That's just plain stupid.

I don't even care about all that. For me, the problem goes much deeper that instrumentation and show design. DCI should fold and just leave us with the great memories. I'm reminded of when my grandmother was passing away and they just couldn't pull the plug and let her die in peace.

There, I said it. Read into it however you want. Stick a fork in me. I'm done.

I wouldn't say they "murdered" it. It definitely does not come close to the level of excitement in 1987 BD's version, but they play it well.

Oh. I'm really glad you told me that. That changes everything.

That would be 1987 Blue Devils; not 1985.

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Winged victory was not on the "Classic's compilation". It was on the "winners compilation". Totally different. As for the others, absolutely yes! Every one of the others you mentioned appeals to the "old school legacy fan" much more than 93 Star does. But more relevantly, each corps represented in the "Classics collection" was only allowed ONE season and going back to my original statement; if you are going to determine which between 90 and 93 best suits the "legacy fan", 90 appeals to that crowd much more than 93. Come to think of it, so would MOST of Star's other shows. As for your last statement... Then why did that show get booed so much that year?