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    Best non finalist shows 2000-2012

    in DCI World Class Corps Discussions

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    2013: Troopers, Pacific Crest, Oregon Crusaders, Mandarins, Pioneer

    2012: Glassmen, Academy, Pacific Crest, Colts, Jersey Surf

    2011: Troopers, Academy, Pacific Crest, Cascades

    2010: Academy, Spirit, Pacific Crest, Mandarins, Jersey Surf, Pioneer

    2009: Colts, Mandarins

    2008: Crossmen, Troopers, Academy

    I'm not as familiar with the pre-2008 non-finalist shows, but I also really enjoyed Southwind 2000.

    2014 Schedule Released

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    Posted · Edited by TeamQuavers

    Actually, it looks like the Walnut show has been changed to Citrus College in Glendora on 6/28. I'm excited about the line-up there because we normally get 4-5 world class corps there, but now we're getting seven (Blue Devils, Santa Clara Vanguard, Blue Knights, Crossmen (I haven't seen them in person yet), Pacific Crest, Mandarins, and the Academy).

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    APDs

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    According to the DCI preorder site.

    For Boston it was 25 seconds of poetry.

    Academy lost 8 seconds of prerecorded music.

    Depending on if you get more than the top 12, Genesis also lost 30 seconds of prerecorded sound clips.

    I still noticed that these shows are unedited on the Fan Network though. Why would DCI edit the audio recordings and not the videos?

    First Show You Ever Saw...

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    The first show I saw was the 2007 Blue Knights at the Rose Bowl for Prelims. I was amazed by the visual precision and sound they were producing, and I was captivated throughout the entire program. However, I was there working at the Jolesch Booth for that day and semifinals, so I didn't get to see too much else.

    The first competition I bought a ticket for was Corps at the Crest Walnut in 2008, and I can still remember the sheer volume of Vanguard's first impact of their show. I've gone to the Walnut show every year since.

    2012 vs 2013

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    Crown - 13

    Blue Devils - 12

    Cadets - 12 (in the minority here)

    Santa Clara Vanguard - 13

    Bluecoats - tie

    Phantom Regiment - 13 (also in the minority here)

    Cavaliers - 13 (not by much though)

    Boston Crusaders - 13

    Madison Scouts - 13

    Blue Knights - 12

    Spirit of Atlanta - 13

    Blue Stars - 13

    Troopers - 13

    Crossmen - 12

    Colts - 12

    Pacific Crest - tie

    Oregon Crusaders - 13

    Mandarins - 13

    Academy - 12

    Jersey Surf - 12 (this one was close)

    Cascades - 13

    Pioneer - 13

    What is your favorite show?

    in DCI World Class Corps Discussions

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    1. Carolina Crown - Overall, the show is exciting, emotional, clever, and cerebral. Basically, it has just about everything I could want in a drum corps show. Their percussion feature is my favorite one this year, and the silence before the following brass impact is extremely effective. However, I'm still not entirely sold on the ending yet, I think it needs more velocity. I also think the counting adds a lot to the show, and it's really cool when it's syncopated in the percussion feature.

    2. Phantom Regiment - This show is underrated; it's also emotionally captivating (musically speaking) as well as exciting. The music and drill design choices are really smart (they just have to close that book eventually). Nimrod is one of my favorite all-time compositions, and though their rendition of it is really beautiful, I feel it gets a bit "notey" at times. I think it might be more effective if someone actually dressed up as the evil queen because the puppet itself is a little underwhelming.

    3. Santa Clara Vanguard - Their arrangement of Les Mis is actually more successful to me than the Cadets' 1989 version. This show has so much heart and power, the impact in "I Dreamed a Dream" is a deluge of emotional force. The corps performing behind the barricade is also very effective during "Bring Him Home." However, I think the drill, as great as it is, is too self-referencing; I get bored of the logo by the end of the show. My favorite moment of drill would be where the four circles collapse into the oval.

    Mile-High Mayhem!

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    I actually liked the Troopers' and Academy's shows this year. They both do a terrific job of taking you into their worlds and giving you shows you won't forget. The Troopers' show had a high emotional aesthetic complete with tradition, and Academy's was over-the-top and unpredictable. I'm really looking forward to the rest of tonight's show!

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