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DCIFanManLA

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  • Your Favorite Corps
    BD, Scouts, SCV, Cadets
  • Your Favorite All Time Corps Performance (Any)
    Madison Scouts 1988

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  1. Agreed! I still think their guard is pretty great . . . maybe not as great as last year, but still, very impressive.
  2. I completely agree! I am a big Crown fan, but who in the world thought it was a good idea to bring in a mediocre singer and basically make Crown a backup band to her? The show is pretty great until she comes on, then it is a slow crash and burn. Next year they can redeem themselves!!
  3. Could not agree more! PLEASE bring out a beautiful French Horn and cut the vocal! It brought everything down a few notches. I'm sure the singer was great in some college musical, but not on this stage (sorry to say).
  4. Loved the look of 1930! Ink was great. Haven't seen this year march yet, but they are always very fitting of the show. Waiting for the Rose Bowl!!
  5. Okay, BD just laid the gauntlet down! Crown better bring it!!!
  6. How do you stream this on iTunes? Do I need to have a Mac??
  7. Well, after reading all of the comments here, I can't wait to see the show tomorrow at the Rose Bowl! BD is always . . . well . . . BD. They have their own voice and their own way of getting a show/point/topic/story across and I have loved them for continuing to do that and to keep pushing the envelope all these years. I am also excited to see SCV and Phantom; two other corps I have admired and respected over the years. It's going to be a great day!
  8. I agree with some that think Crown was just a little nervous last night. They are definitely going to be contenders once they get the show together. I wasn't blown away by any corp. last night, but for the first run out of the gate, I think everyone needs to watch out for Crown. I will be seeing the show at the Rose Bowl next week and will have a better perspective on how some of the other corps shows are shaping up. We'll see. Excited for 2015!
  9. The end of the first act of Sunday in the Park With George is one of the most moving and powerful pieces of music ever written for the theatre (IMO). It would be great to hear it blown out of the "park" with brass.
  10. Wow - When I saw SCV's show in Glendora, CA, I said almost the same thing you said above. I am a HUGE SCV fan, but when they were done, I turned to my friends and said, "wow that sounded pretty amazing, but it could have been done 10 years ago. Not much new." I just didn't think it was very creative - BD had just performed and the crowd had gone crazy. I think this is something that BD has made most of the other corps do. Since every year they are stepping out of yet another box (love it or hate it) and coming up with something else new, and doing it EXTREMELY well - and almost always being in the top 3, what are the other corps to do but follow. Those who don't - who try to live on some past glory, play Scheherazade again. Don't get me wrong, I think Scheherazade is beautiful. It's just been done. Those who do step out there and try to be inventive and new are almost always appreciated whether they win or not - BUT they gain respect by the crowds/judges/other corps in the process (provided that it's done well). Bluecoats are a great example to me this year. Their show is extremely inventive and played incredibly well - SO much better than their 2013 show to me. We'll see how they are rewarded in the end. There is a lot more I could say about a lot of the corps, but we have seen several great posts from fans that have been saying the same thing in their own way. And miles to go before we sleep . . .
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