besson57
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My plan for 2024 is to ignore the scores and enjoy the shows that entertain me, without caring what a panel of judges who don't look for the same things I do think.
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This Phantom show is definitely what's gonna' be on repeat for me during the offseason. I just love every piece of music.
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Phantom’s baritones are un-#######-real. Absolutely killer.
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I do not find myself at perfect peace and harmony in the world with all of the rhythmic reinterpretations of Cobain originals.
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I love the originality of using “What a Wonderful World.” I’m surprised no other corps have thought to use it before.
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41 minutes ago, hostrauser said:
George Hopkins will be pleading guilty to two counts of felony sexual assault, according to court paperwork.
Weird. Someone with that same name just posted on Facebook yesterday that:
Quoteover 30+ years...the world changed. But one thing that never changed...Respect for others. Respect for yourself.
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1 hour ago, GUARDLING said:
Often a good show doesnt need an explanation ...A good show done great ,often the viewer doesn't care and also needs no explanation
SCV '18 Facetimed to agree.
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Colts 2014.
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The sound quality isn't bad. And the commercials aren't (yet) intrusive or overly loud.
There are a couple problems. Although they posted a schedule, the stream doesn't seem to match up with the schedule. Also, it's pretty weird to call it radio, when it's actually streaming video.
On a completely different topic, Rogue Amoeba's Audio Hijack Pro is pretty cool software.
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38 minutes ago, garfield said:
What about ticket buyers and Friends members? Should they get refunds from DCI? Ticketmaster? What about ticket sales to shows through the corps themselves?
Yes. Obviously.
I already emailed a corps I bought tickets from to let them know that I don't want a refund, and hope they will use the money as a contribution instead. Hopefully lots of people will do the same, and corps will make it easy to do that when communicating with people about the refunds they're clearly entitled to.
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3 hours ago, lanceengland said:
Bruckner Symphony
86FTFY. 🙂
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12 minutes ago, kevingamin said:
I love this opener. Christopher Tin is an underrated composer and I could use more of his work on the field.
You and I agree here! He’s said on Reddit he’s all for it, too!
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Just now, kevingamin said:
Disagree. It fits perfectly and drives the theme along with the music and visual.
My problem isn't with the narration itself, it's with how hokey it is. Really bad voice acting for most of it that's just not believable.
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Nice sounds coming from them, but the hokey narration really, really hurts this show.
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Stronk. Very stronk.
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Just now, fanman said:
Boston drumline sticking out for the wrong reasons unfortunately. So much else is sooo clean!!!
Not the brass attacks and releases. So dirty.
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It annoys me that goliath’s head flexes its head arms when there are clearly two real arms on the plinko board there. And has all season.
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That was a stronk run from Crown. I’d have them slightly above Cavvies for tonight.
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Yikes on the brass tuning tonight, Cadets. Oof.
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2 minutes ago, KVG_DC said:
Best DM entrance to the box: Crossmen
Best Salute: Mandarins
Best use of legs in salute: BK
Best post salute to start of show: PhantomFTFY
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17 hours ago, CrownBariDad said:
One of the Prime reasons we stay there for the ATL Regionals -- no hassles with parking (valet at the Hotel) and you're gonna walk anyway even if you take the MARTA.
But the sticker shock when the bills arrive is something to behold. It usually requires copious amounts of alcohol frequently applied until unconsciousness ensues.
I’m jealous. After a long flight from Albuquerque, I got to the Westin to find their driveway closed with signs that said “Garage full. No valet.” No useful information about where to park. No one answered their phone. I ended up parking in a garage two blocks away and lugging all my luggage through the streets of Atlanta at midnight. And then found a huge check-in line. I’ll never stay here again, that’s for sure.
On the plus side, I have a nice view of the stadium from my room.
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4 hours ago, totaleefree said:
I thought all the tickets were electronic, not sure why they would have them at will call ?
I definitely have an old school paper ticket.
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Boston is by far the worst. I think Crown has done a nice job in the past, but this year the two times I’ve seen them live (Once on the 50, once on side 1 around the 35) the balance left to right has been off kilter.
I think the Mandarins do a really nice job this year balancing dynamics. And the Bluecoats certainly seem to do more than everyone else with layering and distorting the sound, but in a way that feels authentic.
As far as the synth bass, there are very few that use it well. Honestly, I don’t know why some corps even bother marching tubas at all if you can’t hear them for the entire show because they’re covered up with goo.
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I know several people have mentioned the T.S. Eliot poem as the origin of the line "The Detail of the Pattern is Movement." I wonder if there's also a tie to the Caroline Shaw work Partita for 8 Singers: No. 1 Allemande, which is also based on the phrase. I'll have to listen closer the next time I hear them to see if there are any references, or if it's just coincidence.
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Bluecoats 2024
in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
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I was thinking Lord Byron. The dude had a pet bear that he liked to swim with in his indoor swimming pool. There's gotta' be an interesting way to get that on the field. Maybe see if the Chinese Zoo's sun bear actors are DCI aged.