Madisonscoutsfan

Thats gotta be the closest to The Cavaliers that the Troopers have been in modern history

I have them around 13-15 right now but I HOPE to be proved wrong- the video had a very obstructed view of the field so the visual package I didnt get the best read on but it appears to have lots of demand and wow moments. The hornline is what makes them the biggest wild card for me of the entire summer. There is some dirt, some stick outs, and some rough spots but you can tell Michael Martin is in front of them as they are putting out some serious sound. Give them a few weeks, I think this hornline will be meaningfully competitive with anyone below the top 7. Again, this is the biggest wild card of really any corps for me right now. I am very excited for july 8th.

I made that username in 2013 haha... and quite honestly I have no idea where to place them right now

1: Blue Devils 2: Boston Crusaders 3: Bluecoats 4: Carolina Crown 5: The Cadets 6: Phantom Regiment 7: Blue Stars 8: Mandarins 9: The Cavaliers (I could see this show surging throughout, consider them 6-9) 10: Troopers 11: Blue Knights (wild guess) 12: Colts 13: Crossmen (wild guess) 14: Spirit of Atlanta (wild card, hornline sounds incredible, visual design is lacking) 15: The Academy 16: Pacific Crest

I saw a video of Spirit of Atlanta's preview show and I have to say I was very very VERY impressed with their hornline. Their visual design and execution seems a bit off for me to consider them as a potential finalist, but hot #### are they putting out some SOUND.

This show seems to be a recipe for rapid improvement and surging in scores throughout the season.

Very strong showing from Colt Cadets. Likely their strongest group in corps history. I remember only a few years back when this group didn't play much other than quarter and half notes at very subdued tempo. Kids should be very proud.

Being completely honest, Spartans show moved me a bit tonight. That ballad.

Crossmen 91 BK 15 Phantom 07, 19 Troop 13 Glassmen 01 Crown 05

I could be wrong but I think they were referring to the fact that Surf wrote a show for the numbers they had, not the numbers they wanted. The past few years they have been marching with tons of holes all season.

Cant wait to see Surf and Phantom tonight, two of the biggest "stories" of the early season, with Jerseys high opening score and Phantoms rapid improvement! Regardless, good luck to all corps competing!

Thoughts of seeing this corps advance to semis this season?

I haven't heard anything about the cascades 2014 program. Have they really not announced it yet or am I just behind?

1:cadets 2: Blue Devils 3: Bluecoats 4:Phantom 5:Crown 6:cavies 7: vanguard 8: BAC 9: madison 10: Blue Stars 11: troopers 12: Blue Knights 13: Crossmen 14: Colts 15: Spirit of Atlanta 16: Pacific crest 18: OC 19: The Academy 20: mandarins

No I just haven't seen there show yet.

haven't seen bluecoats show yet, but my section leader from 2013 is marching with them and Ive heard great things.

After seeing the cavies show, it would be sad to see them stay in the 6-8 range yet again.

Another DCP poll. Now that we have seen several shows, which seem to be the biggest crowd pleasers or most impressive shows we have seen so far?

A hornline that I think might be the most underrated in DCIs modern era (I haven't seen them all so I could be wrong) is crown 05. They were extremely clean and had a beautiful sound, yet they came in 7th. They seemed to have a better sound then they did in 07, 08, and 09. I'm surprised they weren't in the top 5 in 05, they had such a beautiful sound.

IMO, its not the product that defines the activity, its the experience for the marchers and how it will impact there life. We may not like the direction that show design is taking, but we can still enjoy watching the kids having a blast performing their show that they have worked hard all summer for, I may not like the way shows are now, but every year I get more excited about auditioning in 2015. No matter what a show is made up of, the kids are still getting an amazing experience, and I cant wait until I can be part of something so great.

What are some of the best hornlines we have ever heard in DCI. Pretty much, who had the best sound? My votes would go to Star 91, Crown 04-09, Crown 13, Star 93, Bluecoats 07, and Phantom 06.

91 Star 00 cadets 01 Glassmen 06 cavies 09 Crown 09 cadets

Umm... U wanna explain why you respond that way? I wanna know if there are shows on YouTube and I'm going to ask if there are. I'm sorry if that offends you but I really don't know what's wrong with what I did. Thank you

What corps have videos on YouTube of either a run through or performance? If anyone knows of any, could you post the link in this topic? Thanks

Was there any corps last night who was either propless or didn't have any untraditional brass instruments?