Jumbo Staples
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Not sure if anyone else has mentioned this in another thread, and maybe I'm dating myself, but I find it really interesting that in his first year with the Cavies, David McGrath is coordinating a program with a Big Brother/Censorship/Media Control theme. He's kind of going back to his roots, when he directed PCEP to a national championship in 1999 with the Thought Crime show.
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"Spin Cycle" is my favorite of Cavaliers' original music, and visually that show is a lot of fun. Championship worthy, if not for that very fine Blue Devils' show in front of it--although I like BD's 2004 "Summertrain Blues Mix" even more (while preferring Cavaliers "007" even to that one). The top twelve for 2003 is one of the seasons I listen to most often.
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It's still hard to figure out how the Cavaliers didn't win in 2003 based on difficulty alone. The fact that is all actually tied in to a brilliant theme only strengthened it. I always wondered if the idea of a 4-peat didn't sit in some of the judges' minds. Regardless, I'd have to agree that 2003 as a whole was a fantastic year for drum corps.
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The scores weren't insanely tight (although we did have a silver medal tie), but I thought 2001 had a very diverse and repeatedly listenable top 4. It was the first time an all original program took the crown, and I can vividly remember people going absolutely nuts for SCV's New Era.
1) Cavaliers - Four Corners (98.35)
2) Blue Devils - Awayday Blue (97.60)
2) The Cadets - Juxtaperformance (97.60)
4) SCV - New Era Metropolis (95.35)
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DCI Live! Broadcast - Monday June 20th Headliners Cadets & Cav
in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
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Agreed on the homages. I immediately noticed the ending brass run was the same as the jazz run ending of Frameworks.