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Ah, yes, the "wooooah is meeee" troop spin control has already begun. The staff knew this would be a public performance... it was plastered all over the place. What a dumb move. Don't beat your kids up before their first performance for the nation of little bandos.

If drum corps was only judged by the first two minutes, the Cavaliers would be killing it from 2012 to now. I just don't understand if they try to put all the ideas into the opening or what, but it seems like they really fizzle after that opening push. They give you just enough to make you think they may be on the upswing, then you watch the rest of the show. I am pulling for those guys, hopefully they figure it out. Also, looks like the return of a certain visual designer, has brought with it the exact same issues as before. Womp, womp.

Will Pitts shows that if you are only gonna hire Regiment alums, then you should hire the young, talented ones. Emmert was a big ole swing and a miss. Time to regroup on that front. If only there was a Regiment alum who is killing it in winter and marching band right now that is a visual designer....

Let me phrase that, better. Are the trombones in, any way, contributing to the visual composition? I'd say no, right now. But I'm sure that'll change once they hear that criticism. LOVE THIS SHOW, though!

Absolutely. Maybe it is the length of segments used, but if they are going to move and have that little integration, why not just have them stand in the pit and play them?

I love BD, but doesn't their treatment of the trombones seem a little... overly cautious? Especially now that cadets move around with them. They awkwardly stage moments down to them, several times, and it is really distracting.

Word is that Will Pitts is killing it, like I expected. Visually, tire fire city.

That hornline and that guard put you in the running no matter what. I'd give them my money to hear them play just about anything. It doesn't hurt that the design AND education staff in those two captions are the best (if not close) in the entire activity.

Me. I just think the programming is the equivalent of a white girl at starbucks wearing uggs. It feeds this beast that creates every stereotype about the activity. But, we've shown time and time again that I'm a bit obtuse and a big BD honk when it comes to programming, anyway.

Carolina Crown is like a jet-fueled version of Phantom Regiment past. They are going to play their butts off. That guard is going to be ridiculous. But programmatically, it will be bando as hell and rarely give them the vehicle to succeed compared to the type of membership and music that goes into and comes out of the group. Really popcorn, marching band, troopers, type stuff. Won't win. If they can hash out the programming side of things, this crown team will be a dynasty. The fact that they are killin' it with the programming they do have, is a testament to just how many INCREDIBLE things are going on there.

Sounds like Regiment is addressing things completely differently than I expected. Trying to build young, keep the designers around for a while, and rebuild the brand with smart, new kids on the block. I dig it. Finally sounds like they can get out of their rut. Is this guy a Regiment Alum, who happens to do a lot of west coast movement stuff and has never worked with the corps? I think I have an idea of who it is. But that's purely conjecture.

The terrible pathways show with one motif that was copy and pasted 10000x times?

Whoa. Key Poulan over Will Pitts? What the hell is in the water. All you need to know about Key Poulan was his writing at SCV, outside of one season, was terrible, and the music caption was some of their worst in that era compared to the corps overall.

Also, and really importantly. Unlike a lot of people tied to Regiment. Will Pitts is REALLY good at shaking hands, making friends, and generally not being one of those "inside looking out" types you see a lot of at Regiment. He is a good face for the organization that people WANT to reward and WANT to like.