How_Will_It_End?
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Wait a second, I'm not even left handed!?
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Hahaha!
but he was also responsible for about 9 of those 24. lol
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Astros are beating the Yankees 4-1
Altuve yesterday ruined my career high Beat The Streak at 24, that piece of crap
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I'm livid about this. I completely understand why DCI is doing it right now, but it hurts to realize that we're not going to be getting official recordings of some of the non-Finalists. There have been so many shows that have been lost to the ages because they didn't cross that magic 12th place barrier and I don't want to go back to that world.
Both Colts and Troopers put on AMAZING shows this year. I'm not arguing that they deserved to compete on Saturday based on the current rules*, but IMO any honest retrospective of the 2015 season has to include those shows and not some Finalists that I felt "coasted" in terms of design. I think it was a good year but there are at least five shows in the Top 12 that I'm never going to watch again. Instead, I want to see the emotion on the face of Troop's DM at the end of their Semis show. I want two copies of Colts: one for each ending.
And yet, I can't come up with a "fair" solution that would give me what I want. The current scoring system is as good anything, it's certainly better than "I want what I think is best", but we're reaching a point where 12 isn't going to be the magic number anymore. Maybe start expanding the collection to 15 corps like the Prelims Broadcast?
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* It's getting ridiculous that there's not a "Wild Card" exhibition spot at Finals. Troop was 11th in GE at Semis, why not let them perform? Why not Colts last year? As the overall talent level improves more and more spectacular productions are going to miss out on Saturday and it's about time that we give them their due. Reward corps for reaching for that brass ring.
Preach it sister!
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I have no merit to say if this was better show design than any of this year's finalists, but even I can tell it's better show design than the previous year's 12 place show (Crossmen- Alma Gitana, A Gypsy Soul). Lets hope we never have to see another show so dull make the Saturday night lineup.
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My money is on the percussion team for Crown. Showing improvement last season and full off season - and most imortantly, the ability to bring in the talent based on their current momentum, I look for Crown to get into the discussion for the top-tier for percussion in 2016. With the strength of their brass and guard, their percussion doesn't have to win the Sanford. They merely need to be within a 1/2 point of the leader to once again contend for the title.
I don't think kids are any more eager to want to be on Crown today than they were 6/7 years ago. But if you think about it, that's actually a good thing.
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As the said nephew, I'm currently focused on 2006.
Cavaliers - Machine
Phantom - Faust
BD - Godfather Part Blue
Bluecoats - Connexus
SCV - Moto Perpetuo
Crown - In.trance.it
Boston - Cathedrals of the Mind
Glassmen - Beethoven: Mastery and Madness
In my opinion the best studio recording ever!
...Though Phantom 2010 comes in at a close 2nd
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I'm waiting for the day someone decides to to this as their ballad, but maybe it's a little too "bando"...not that there's anything wrong with that (Seinfeld reference)
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Blue Devils 2008 (Favorite Blue Devils show of all time)
Carolina Crown 2007 (such a joy to listen to)
Bluecoats 2013 (instant classic)
Cadets 1983 (Rocky Point Holiday for the win!!)
Phatnom Regiment 2010 (Like Crown 07, has that larger than life feel to it)
SCV 1999 (eye candy)
I'm only putting 6. Because the 7th corps at every Tour of Champions show is a different one. So, isn't it really just G-6?
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I've always wanted to see Sigur Ros's music on the field. I know of one group in the marching band community that's going to use Ara Batur this year. And Cadets a few years back did Hoppipolla as a pit etude. But perhaps that's as far as their music will ever be used.
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Every time I listen to "la vida es un Carnival" I think of Blue Devils. Especially from 3:14-3:34
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I can see this being unpopular, but honestly, I would bring a folded corps back under the contingency that the Mark Chambers be corps director, and Aaron Guidry write the music. I just don't think we saw all what they (mostly Guidry) has to offer to the activity.
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But I think we can all agree that Crossmen 92 was one hell of a show.
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PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!!!!!!! Some of us don't live in the armpit of America... bring DCI back to the westcoast :(
If there's one thing I've noticed over the years of watching Youtube videos of DCI shows from the westcoast, is that people love to talk a lot during performances. Sometimes not even about the shows themselves. So yeah, pass.
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Ogden Utah
Opening night in Indy there were probably 30-35 of us in a 250 seat room.
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Since the black is to highlight the neon colors, with neon being the 10th element in the periodic table, that would sort of screw up that connection.
Really??
I can't help but feel that this years Cadets show has been over analyzed just as much as any Stanley Kubrick film.
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This hypothetical may be out of left field, but it is something I've wondered about. I ask this in all seriousness. I'll use Spirit as an example.
Spirit opened their season on June 20, scoring 58.10. Last night in Pittsburgh (Aug 2), they scored 78.85. Now, forget about different panels, etc, Presume the same panel of judges scored both shows on the same sheets. The question I have is:
Do you believe that if Spirit had performed their Aug 2 show on June 20 (precisely the same: Aug level of execution, Aug show, same everything), that they would have scored ca. 78.85?
Discuss...
Somebody brings up this exact same topic every year or so.
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1. Blue Devils....just too good
2. Crown...they are the only ones who can beat BD.
3. Cadets...another bronze.
4. BCoats...Top three just to good to make the medal round.
5. SCV...why did this show peak too early?
6. Blue Knights...future threat to the top 5. They are GOOD!!!
7. Phantom...
8. Cavaliers..
9. Madison Scouts
10. Blue Stars
11. Boston Crusaders
12. Crossmen
I think they were just a significant step back from last year, which is a real shame, they had my 2nd favorite show last year
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1. Blue Devils
2. Carolina Crown
3. Blooo
4. Madison
5.Cadets
6.Blue Knights
7. SCV
8. Cavaliers
9. Crossmen
10. Phantom
11. Blue Stars
12. Boston
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Disagree. I hated side by side. Not "Cadetlike" for me. Would take this year over any of that side by side stuff.
wow, I'm surprised. I thought you loved that show...I know I did
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I'm not sure WHERE you read this...that was perhaps the other day and NOT even head-to-head...not today
He just took the show from the 27th with BAC and combined it with the show for the Colts on the 29th...neither show was head to head...when they actually met head-to-head last night there was a TRUE spread of 2.5 points.
He's trolling you man, you gotta keep your composure!
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well, if Blue Stars score as they have in guard and drums all season long and they maintain the visual ge and VP scores they had last night... the gap between them and Crossman will widen by quite a bit... the guard and drum scores from last night were, well, lets say an anomaly... not sure about Crossman beating them in these areas.
Though the same could be said about Blue Stars beating Crossmen in Visual Analysis
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I've got an Erie feeling about this show. Blue stars pull away from crossmen
I like Crossmen's show, but I feel like their show was better 3 weeks ago in Minnesota. Since then, I feel they've done some changes for the worse.
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IMO BAC should move up. Very much under scored GE, guard , drums and music balance front selection/AMPs etc. Great voice unlike anything in DCI including the tape stuff. Look at BK the kids due a great job with easy show. Their uni's color wash out their production. ( 1990 show type).
Hitler
2018 Prediction Thread
in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
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1. Blue Devils
2. Carolina Crown
3. Bluecoats
4.Cavaliers
5. Cadets
6. SCV
7. Boston
8. Blue Knights
9. Crossmen
10. Blue Stars
11. Phantom Regiment
12. Madison Scouts