AlexLeeDrums
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Are we missing anyone? I see a trend of more simple designs this year, minus a few, of course. Is it me, or does it seem that a lot of the corps are choosing a lacquer finish from the manufacturer, rather than using On2 slips?
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Is anyone actually getting that new website to load? I'm getting connection failure on my end.
Not working for me either. I'm guessing he jumped the gun on the reveal haha.
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Because the uniforms they wear don't fit the show. It would be great to see Cadets ditch the old look completely for something fresh. I applaud them for taking a step and changing the colors and adding the stone look, but they could have gone all the way and ditched the shakos and military look of the jacket. Maybe this is one step towards it. Many I'm missing it, but I've never seen a statue of someone wearing a shako and plume. Put any of these uniforms on a WGI Percussion group and would look so out of place now a-days. At least in WGI, what they wear is an attempt to match the detail of the show, the floor, etc.
There's no Music City Mystique Uniform or Rhythm X uniform so why is it different when it's outside during the summer?
I've never heard anyone ever mention eye protection in all my years of marching. If it's a concern, every drum corps should wear their headgear during the day and definitely during late night ensemble for those extremely bright stadium lights.
I think the point of the headwear of any form is to make the unit a) look "uniform," and b) make them look TALLER. The difference between the WGI groups and DCI groups is the size of the venue. In WGI, there really is no need for headwear, because it is more of a personal, closer venue where seeing facial expressions adds more to the show. The audience at a DCI show is much further away, and typically outdoors. To me, a corps looks short and incomplete when they're not wearing a shako or aussie, or whichever headwear they choose.
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SCV just posted a photo of the uniform ladies hemming a pair of white pants.
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For the FB-impaired and for a close to side-by-side comparison w/ the PR pic...
Couldn't decide which part of the battery showed the finish the best, went with the tenors:
Super classy and elegant. Love it! And I think they're all the same players from last year.
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Yeah, it looks that way. I wish they'd "man up" on tenor depth like SCV has ... or even the Regiment lines from 78-82. THOSE were tenors.
The short stacks definitely lack in the sound quality department. Phantom quads in the Rennick days were by far my favorite sound, as well as SCV pretty much any year. Beefy sound.
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It seems Regiment has a rather handsome red drum finish.
Those look great! Are those short stack quads though?
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BK Drums released on snapchat.
I follow them on snapchat and haven't seen anything yet. Do they have a separate drumline account?
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Those are pretty!
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I personally prefer finishes myself. Wraps are a great thing for schools who can't get new drums every year or want something a little more graphic, but IMO you can't beat authentic. Not a big deal to me though.
I totally agree. A nice lacquer is gorgeous, but I am still intrigued by the wraps that come out every year. Even the high school line I teach uses them. Also, I've noticed in a lot of the pictures I've seen from spring training thus far, that there are a lot of black drums, which tells me they're probably going to be wrapped soon. Can't go wrong with a solid black finish though.
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drummers.....
Are awesome!
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Don't be a party pooper, @corpsband!
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My favorite in the late 60's/early 70's...Blessed Sacs Tiger stripe..
Oh sorry, wrong decade.
Those are beautiful!
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I'm more excited to see what everyone's drums will look (and sound) like! This can be the official 2016 Drums thread.
Has anyone shown theirs yet?
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DId someone say NEW UNIFORMS IN BLUE!!!!!!!
OMG this would be awesome for my son! lol
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I'll be at Westgate in Glendale, AZ. It starts at 3:30PM here (I think) so I might be a little late because of work. Can't wait!
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Can I go back and watch the earlier performances on the DCI Live? I just got home and bought today's performance not realizing the Blue Devils were already on.
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Apparently there was lightning in the sky over SCV's show tonight! How awesome is that?!
Yes! It started when they started their show. Definitely a cool experience with their show.
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Looking forward to seeing everyone tonight!
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Is anyone able to compile all of the looks, by corps? If I did, it'd be done already. It would be nice to have a single place to go to that we can see them all without having to scroll through 70+ pages of "discussion?"
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The Crossmen will be great this year, as they are every year.
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I missed their CentreStage performances, but I plan on checking out a rehearsal or two, and will see them at the Phoenix (Mesa) show on June 29th.
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Just want to say that every year this is without a doubt my favorite pre-season thread! As a percussionist, and even worse a 'Gear Head,' I always love seeing these drums, especially up-close as often the FN feed makes it difficult to really get a sense of how beautiful these drums are.
Thanks for the pics and updates, folks!
Yes! I totally agree. I like the drums more than the uniforms haha.
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moar drums
13 Years and 10,000 Posts Ago...
in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
Posted · Edited by AlexLeeDrums
Congratulations! I, too stumbled across DCP about 13 years ago, when I was first introduced to this wonderful activity. I marched 03-06 and then took a bunch of years off from drum corps, then re-found the activity again in 2012 when I met my now wife. I forgot/lost my old account info, so this is my new one.
Here's to many more years and posts!