tubabeard42
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I'm having a hard time figuring out how "multiquote" works.
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...and another article about marching band shows, because of OSUs show...
http://www.bing.com/...mod&form=msnrll
#7 Cal (State????? Uh, isn't that just the University of California or Cal??? Why does he call them Cal State? There are several Cal State Universities, but I digress)...
#6 Cal (State?????)
#5 Hawaii ( Stick Figure kicking field goal, didn't Stanford do this too)
#4 UCLA ( Cursive UCLA)
#3 Jackson State
#2 Purdue ( Why did he include this one? Not about Video Games)
#1 Notre Dame
I don't know why he's calling them "Cal State". "Cal" is University of California Berkley (Cal being a common nickname for it).
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I just watched the entire show again and still have no idea what's going on. I thought the drill segues were quite effective and the band sounded good, but I still didn't know what the horse meant, or the castle and the moving "M." I thought it was a poke at Michigan, but saw Ohio was playing Nebraska. I would deeply appreciate it if someone would go through each move and comment on what each was representing. I'm not feeling so hip at the moment.
Lessee here. Opening form: Space Invaders. Things at the top are the enemy aliens, in the middle are "bunkers" (which in the game are used to protect you from a limited number of enemy shots), and at the bottom is the missile platform/whatchamacallit you play as. The commentary/effects represent shots being fired between the aliens and the player. Opening music is the intro to a battle theme from the Pokemon games, with the next forms being two Pokeballs (things which the titular Pokemon creatures are kept in when not battling). Form transitions into the face of Pikachu, arguably the most famous Pokemon. As the face breaks off, the music transitions into the Tetris theme song. The forms steadily resolve into the block-like formations and two lines, representing a game of Tetris. As the blocks move, they fit together at the bottom, like how Tetris is played by maneuvering each block so it fits with the rest at the bottom. Not sure exactly what the next held form is, maybe a castle. The music transitions into the theme from Super Mario Brothers. The next form is a set of three question-mark blocks, which in the game you hit to get coins which give you points. The character running across the field is Mario, and the sound effects, are the blocks getting hit, and the coins being received (represented by the yellow tarps at the top of the field. The next form is a star that in the game makes you invincible for a brief time. The music transitions into the music that plays while you are invincible from said star. The music transitions from there to the theme from Super Mario World, and the form is the face of Mario, the titular hero of the Mario games. I'm honestly not sure what the form after that is (something to do with the Halo games maybe). The singing is the opening of the theme from the Halo games. The theme continues as the form transitions into something else I'm not sure of (I don't know a great deal about Halo). The next form is the Halo logo/Title. The next piece of music is the theme from The Legend of Zelda, as the form transitions into another sort of logo/emblem (the triangles are the triforce, which the game is in a way centered around). I'm not as familiar with the music as the horse is formed, but I assume it's Zelda music. The horse is (I think) Epona, a horse from one of the Zelda games. The motions are meant to be it galloping and then rearing up, as the Zelda music continues. The form after the horse is the Master Sword, the main weapon used by the hero of the Zelda games. The music after is some sort of Mario arrangement, which transitions into the castle and flag, which Are at the end of most levels in Super Mario Bros. The Mario Bros. lower the flag, as in the game. The fireworks going off represent a thing in the game where a number of fireworks will go off at the end of a level if you did something or other (I could never figure out quite what, maybe something to do with completion time). The next piece of music is from the Pac-Man games. I don't know what the front of the field is supposed to be, maybe a bit from a level. Below the line at the top, you see Pac-Man being chased by a ghost, as he tries to get to the cherry (an item in the game that gives you points). The ghost catches up to him, and the death sound effect from the game is played. As the music continues, the words "GAME OVER" are made, signifying the end of the show.
Hope this helped.
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I got all of it, but then again I'm 18
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That was a general statement of drum corps vs. regular summer activities not corps vs. corps.
Oh, okay. The rest of what you were saying was comparing the two corps, so that sounded like it too.
All good.
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Regiment on the other hand, is a very old-school kind of corps with their rehearsal technique, where it's usually silent rehearsals, and it's not rare for them to get yelled at or sent running or told to do push-ups as punishment. Or just given really quick "gush-and-go" water breaks. I'm a fan of the hard-core style of rehearsal, since we all come to drum corps to work hard, not go on vacation.
Because marching Cavaliers is definitely a vacation.
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Wouldn't 100% more poll than 0% poll still be 0% poll?
Michael Boo, now with 100% more troll.
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I'll go with Turandot because it's the only one of the two I've seen live. After my first ever DCI performance, I got back to the stands just in time for the start of Nessun Dorma. That was the first live drum corps I saw being a DCI fan (I'd seen one tourney a couple years ago, but I wasn't into DCI then).
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I want to plead to the visual staff to work a Mobius Strip into the a design on the flags. It would be a great visual pun.
In an attempt to outdo the cube in Crown's closer this year, they'll make one on the field.
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FACT: CAROLINA CROWN HAS DONE THE WHAT OTHERS COULD NEVER DO!!!
THE MEDIAN AGE OF CAROLINA CROWN IS STILL FAR BELOW THEIR LEADING RIVAL BD BUT STILL CAN HOLD THEIR OWN...
THE LEVEL OF EDUCATION THAT CROWN RECEIVES IS FAIRLY UNMATCHED AS FAR AS IM CONCERNED...
DRUM CORPS US MORE THAN JUST WINNING... THESE YOUNG PERFORMERS ARE STUDENTS RECEIVING AN EDUCATION!!!
CROWN NEEDS TO CHANGE VERY LITTLE!!!!
THE ONLY MAJOR CHANGE NEEDED IS MORE VIRGINIA BEACH PERFORMANCES....LOL
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Hm. This reminds of championships (SCJA specifically) my senior year in high school. My school got first in Visual Performance but third in Visual Effect. The High Visual caption in our division went to a school that didn't get first in any visual category, having gotten second across the board.
In DCI, it does seem quite unlikely, but it would be interesting to see it happen.
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I think the baritones are snowballing. They look at this thread, see other baritone posts, and add their own.
I'm a contra myself.
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Wasn't the show about the Bourne trilogy??
It had music from Bourne and The Matrix.
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I like the variety of how different corps create different types of shows, some using more dance/body than others. I can't recall one corps that I thought had too much for the show they chose to present. BK used a lot...it fit their show which ended up being my 2012 favorite. Crown used less...and I loved their show for the high speed constant motion. I'd hate to see all corps do the same thing.
I agree. Variety in show types/concepts/presentation is essential.
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First off - this dino says "great post"!
Themes in themselves are not a big deal. I generally ignore them anyway. What I do think is a problem is when the presentation of theme demands chopped up music and excessive dance to the point where it becomes mundane. This doesn't enhance, it detracts, and we seem to see it all the time. Dance, especially in the hornline, is much more dramatic when used sparingly.
Thank you! And as to what you are saying, that is a great example of it depending on how it's used. Themes, as anything else, can be misused. You bring up an excellent point.
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I am what you might consider a "tadpole" or whatever term you like to use for the new people to the activity. 2012 was my first season following DCI closely, and also my first year marching in a corps. I feel like saying from my perspective, I LOVE DCI today. 2011's shows and watching clips and the like from those was a big part in my getting into the activity. The sound of today's corps is the sound I fell in love with (performance recordings are pretty much my favorite kind of music to listen to right now).
Personally, I don't mind electronics, as long as their used correctly. Correct use is of course quite subjective. I'm fine with it if it adds something, which it can do. Especially in arrangements, there might be bits and pieces that are best presented electronically. The show I marched this year had a brief synth feature before the final chord. The part was a pipe organ in the original piece, so a synth was the best thing to use. I'm not so fine with it in excess, pretty much. For example, if synths/canned recordings are used for an extended period instead of the brass/other pit to present a melody (nothing against synth players, of course). Teal Sound had a section like that in 2011 (for the record, I liked their show overall, just not that one section). In a nutshell, it all comes down to usage for me.
"Theme" as a term and the use thereof can be interpreted in a wide variety of different ways. Some themes are simply such as a show featuring music by a particular artist. Other themes might go deeper, presenting music that explores a particular idea or set of ideas. A theme often helps to make a show a complete and unified presentation. Specifically, the OP presented the question of getting rid of themes and going back to recognizable music. That seems to imply that a show with a theme must needs have music that is not recognizable, that themes and recognizable music are somehow mutually exclusive. Also, as many have mentioned, recognizability is extremely subjective. A show with a specified theme can just as easily have "recognizable"music as a show without. Eliminating "themes", as the OP put it, I think would be a bit too broad of a task. If this were to be done, would DCI mandate that a show must not have theme?How then would "theme" officially be defined?Would the corps not be allowed to have any sort of common idea connecting their music (one way a show theme might be defined)?
These are just a few thoughts on the topic from the perspective of a rookie.
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Music from Howard Shore's score to "The Lord of the Rings". Blue Devils C and a few international corps have done it, but I want to see/hear a World Class treatment. Someone in another thread mentioned Crown as possibility. They'd be perfect for it.
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For the sea-faring Blue Stars, a real-life story of sailing:
For Vanguard, something a bit more practical:
For the doom-saying Mandarins:
For Phantom, a darker sort of love story:
For Cascades, something to accompany their Shinto ways:
A guide on how BD designs shows that win
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I have glasses and a full beard, and no problems where I am, though they did say it's preferred you keep any facial hair neat/clean.
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Entirely unrelated here:
I'll give BD at least one thing: they designed some darn good marching shoes. My school used to use Dinkles. My junior year, the director switched us to Drillmasters, and there wasn't a person that didn't at least like them. Those things are comfortable.
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THE FIRST EVER SHOW IN THE SO-CAL REGION, Saturday Aug 18, St Mary's Academy, 701 Grace Ave, Inglewood, CA. Tickets are $10.00. Show starts at 3:00 PM. Freelancers; SoCal Dream; Impulse; Freelancer Mini corps; LA Jamz; Pullman Jazz Band; Horace Mann Drum line; Black diamond drumline .........Come on out and support this new region.........
What? Is this next year? I'm in Impulse, and I haven't heard anything about this.
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This is an epic open letter/thread, bringing it to EVERYONE!!...whether there 16-year-old, moist from a rain out (or wet behind the ears), cheesy marching bandos who drink the conspiracy Kool-Aid…or young adults, corrupt straw man moderators like Burstall or honk DCI Monkey, George Hopkins, or fugly old school, INT hater dinos who would rather eat waffles than sing along to “Jingle Bells.” It’s time we raise the roof and do it up, taking it to the next level so we don’t disenfranchise the fans, which…yowza, you know is truth. Whether your one, like most people in attendance at LOS, who will poo poo the entertainment of innovative, intellectual drum and bugle corp…or say “meh” during thunderous goo, elevator drills or when SVC threw down they’re rotating company fronts; remember, IMO, it’s just your opinion. You’re overtone of hyperbole vitriol is as much a dada disconnect as woodwinds on “Dancing With the Stars.” (Wasn’t that show cancelled, or was it just folded? It’s so musical.) Didn’t someone jealous say they heard hate politics resulted in a decline of sixteen percent of the show’s waffle commercials, as well as those of black bottle Gold Bond, resulting in the network slotting in Blue Coats as the next Star? Dhut, I wet myself as if I heard that Bob Barker died.
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Or maybe Surf could do a "Spamalot" show!
Please! I'd love to see how'd they present the Lumberjack song. If any corps could pull off Monty Python and really get the spirit of it, it would be Surf.A show idea:
"Musical Assaults"- featuring music by P.D.Q. Bach (I'm not deeply familiar with his music, so this is just a rough proposal)
-The Unbegun Symphony (an excerpt, optional)
-Prelude to Einstein on the Fritz
-Echo Sonata for 2 Unfriendly Groups of Instruments
-Rondo Mucho Grando
-Chorale Variations on "In Der Nacht so Hell, der Petrus ist Mein Freund"
-Schleptet
-Eine Kleine Nichtmusic
-The Art of the Ground Round
-1712 Overture
As for the corps to do it, I really don't know. It would be cool to see a top-12 corps do music like this. Done properly, it could be a unique and very entertaining show. The sense of humor in Shickele's work is just something else.
Other requests:
-I'd like to see a corps do at least one piece from The Lord of the Rings. The music's well-known and accessible, but it also has the intricacy and power to really benefit from a drum corps treatment. Maybe Phantom? It's not classical, but they've got the right sound for it.
-Just because they're my favorite band, I'd love to see someone do some They Might Be Giants music. I've yet to see any kind of marching group, band or corps, play it. Surf might be a good fit. The song "Older" would work well in a time-themed show.
A GREAT show from OSU
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You're welcome!
It's not the most common of things, but it happens occasionally. We used it as a vocal (along with a rock salute) for trooping the stand after our show my junior year in high school. That's the last time I used it, I think.