ThirdValvesAreForWimps
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Just now, KVG_DC said:
Natural Woman jams. But I prefer last year's summer slow jam more.
That was terrific, wasn’t it? It was like Pegasus in ‘80 and ‘82. I couldn’t get enough.
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Just now, KVG_DC said:
BD is going for it. Dang.
Yeah they are! They might “win” Semifinals.
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1 minute ago, bluesman said:
My favorite show of the year doesn't usually win the gold. So it's no surprise to me that Bluecoats has the best show 2018, but won't win gold.
Or silver.
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3 minutes ago, mfrontz said:
Crossmen early 90s!!!!
That’s true — and not a deliberate slight on my part. I didn’t see much drum corps for some of those years. Thank you for reminding me.
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Just now, Tim K said:
I know Blue Devils can always pack a punch, but I Bloo was really on target tonight, with a few new tweaks and surprises. BD could too, but Bloo raised the bar high, I can't imagine what tomorrow will bring.
Remember, the Blue Devils still think they can win this whole thing! They’re going to play like it for sure.
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Just now, KVG_DC said:
It's the swing/be-bop in particular I've been missing. You get "jazzy' things and numbers. but rarely a whole show built around the style
Blue Devils ‘91. Madison ‘82. Garfield ‘81.
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Just now, Jeffe77 said:
I would say BD 1993, that hornline!
Oh yes. The Don Ellis show. That was sick.
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1 minute ago, George Dixon said:
loved the ventures
Les Chatelaines, Arbella, Bon-Bons, Capitolaires, etc.
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1 hour ago, Quad Aces said:
I posted this in the BD forum and didn’t get a response, so I thought I would try it as it’s own thread.
DCI’s Artistic Director said on the Season Preview Field Pass podcast that by the end of the season BD would be doing something on the field that no one has ever done before.
Does anyone know what that is?
Win for a nineteenth time.
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2 minutes ago, PercussiveParent said:
He recovered well enough to not take out the section following him. Scary moment
posted from the DrumScorps app
Yet another compelling reason to ban tarps.....
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1 minute ago, CrownBariDad said:
I must be sitting in the Madison section. Nonstop random shoutouts and cheers.
I feel horrible for the Scouts and their fans. They need to find five more points really fast or it’s over until 2019.
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2 minutes ago, dcsnare93 said:
This stadium is a death pit for mics.
Every stadium should be a death pit for microphones.
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Just now, Hook'emCavies said:
Soooooo.... how do the men look?
...and sound?
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Don’t hold anything back, men! Let’s hear that brass line all the way in the top row!
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This isn’t Glee or Pitch Perfect. I’m not sure you can sense my abject hatred for singing in drum corps. It adds nothing to the performance and reduces the best brass and percussion lines in the world to backup band status.
If you go to a drum corps competition and all you remember is a singer, I think that’s horrible.
DCI = Drum Choir International: What a joke my once great activity has become. This Saturday’s trip to DCI Finals will be my last.
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1 minute ago, kevingamin said:
And Iowa to take the corps off the field. You have to in an anniversary year.
Iowa is the greatest cadence ever. I remember being totally spent after every show and after the audience got done cheering we heard Iowa and it gave us the energy to get off that field in style. You can’t help but move your feet to it.
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End strong! Make us believe it!
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Just now, kevingamin said:
Also credit to the concert snare in the pit who just spent the entire middle section of the show playing the Bolero rhythm. That's like the cello player in Pachibel's Canon.
My brother is a percussionist in a major orchestra and Bolero makes even the most rock solid snare drummer nervous.
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Just now, momrod2000 said:
Goo?
Synth.
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Okay, men. Let’s see you play a complete show — especially the ending.
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Blue Knights are way better live. They have a nice sound.
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2 hours ago, skevinp said:
This all kind of begs the questions:
1. Do people believe there are any advantages of being an all-male corps over being a coed corps?
2. If so, is it sexist to believe that?
3. If not, is there any reason for the Cavaliers to stay all-male?
No opinion is being expressed here. I'm just curious to know people's thoughts.
1. There is no competitive advantage to bring an all-male corps.
2. It is not sexist to support the existence of an all-male corps nor is it sexist to support the existence of an all-female corps. Back in the day the number of female corps far outnumbered the number of male corps and no one cared.
3. The Cavaliers will remain all-male. I marched with them and if I could go back and do it all over again I would still do the same thing.
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Just now, Tim K said:
He’s Catholic!
Amen!
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2 minutes ago, theonlyfizzle said:
Can someone gives an fairly review of BD than only saying what you dont like... jeeeez over yeaes I get it now. Since someone who dont like the show much commented, can someone who actually like the show coment just to balance out the who comment on BD. Yes, ? No ?
This poster wants an accurate analysis of the Blue Devils.
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DCI World Champs Semi Finals - Aug 10, 2018
in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
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That was some of the best brass writing I’ve heard in the last decade. I’ve written extensively on how everyone sounds the same now but the Blue Devils’ arrangers are just better. They voice the brass like a jazz band, not like a concert band trying to play jazz. That’s the best description or comparison I know to use.