Brass34
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My old roomie that marched Bluecoats in 2014 says Matt Stratton is the real deal. Him with an undoubtedly better brass book from Bocook already makes me feel more confident. Add an already great percussion staff and music captions appear to be on the right track.
Visual-wise we’ll see. April sounded pumped on that audio, and she said she is bringing many talented instructors (and creators!) with her. They should be much better with her at the helm.
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22 minutes ago, Incognito365 said:
Honestly, the jacket looks like a T-Shirt I'd see at my local gay bar. It's not bad though, I like it better than the guard uniforms. They just have SO MUCH going on.
And yet I’m sure you loved Crown 2016 guard uniforms. They also had a lot going on
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3 minutes ago, Incognito365 said:
That's not to say it's bad, but it's not a championship or even top 3 show.
Bookmarking this so we can revisit this later
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4 minutes ago, queenanne_1536 said:
What about Boston? Yes, the stars aligned to boost them from 12th to 6th (that rarely ever happens today). I admit I didn't think that was going to happen it did. But, and it's a big but, the move from 5th to 3rd to 2nd to 1st is going to be A LOT harder than the move from 12th to 6th was.
True, it’s very difficult to get into the top tier. My point is that it doesn’t always take years for a design team to gel before becoming good. And even having a consistent design team doesn’t translate to a corps doing well. Plenty of stagnant corps with the same designers.
I guess what I want to say is that both opinions/predictions are valid because we don’t know the future. Anything can happen.
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3 minutes ago, queenanne_1536 said:
It takes a long time. I do think the Cadets are the right path and it's going to be exciting to watch them over the coming years, but it's going to take some time. Not just one or two seasons.
Explain Boston.
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We’ll all find out very soon who is right and who is wrong! I think there will be some surprises this year
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6 hours ago, dans said:
The #metoo movement is silly and hypocritical. And I go to a drum corps show to relax and get away from leftist politicals...I don't need to have progressive politics shoved down my throat. And lets be real Jeff, the Cadets have alienated many fans with leftist politics and social issues. Is that what the 2019 Cadets really want to do...is it really in their best interest? Based on past experience, Cadets fans have every right to be skeptical until they see where the new staff is going to go with this theme. The potential is there for something amazing with this theme. Time will tell regarding how political they go with it.
Yikes. The reality is, art and music have always touched on controversial topics. Kudos to the Cadets for doing a show with purpose that makes a statement.
The world is changing whether you want it to or not. Things that were once controversial become normal over time. That’s progress. You can stay mad and yell at the clouds; or you can accept the change that young generations are pushing for. Time is on their side. I’m sure this is a show many current members are excited to march this year.
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Lots of Cadet content with FloMarching today
Here’s a clip they posted on twitter
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Not a lot of talk around here this off-season (which is great imo). But now that it’s March and spring training is around the corner, I’m getting a little excited. Made me start thinking what I hope the Cadets do this year. Apart from big picture things like putting out a crowd pleasing show, etc, etc, these are the little things I’m hoping for
1. White/cream pants. Whatever uniform or costume they choose, I want to be able to see their straight leg marching
2. Another powerful ballad. Was certainly one of my favorite parts last year, hope they can do something even better and emotional.
3. Box rotation into a big hit. When was the last time a show had one of these? Used to be a staple, would love to see it again
4. Awesome warm up. Will we see the return of Rocky Point? Maybe something different. Always thought their 2005 ballad would be a cool warm up in the lot
5. No props. Unless they’re absolutely essential in telling the story or portraying the theme, I’d rather do without. (Unlikely to happen in this era, but that’s how I feel)
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4 minutes ago, East9900 said:
Hearing them at NightBEAT I would have to agree. I love the blend of the voice, but it seems to be missing a crispness that makes it hard to understand what they are saying. I'm not sure if volume is the issue, but I do think it is the way they are being produced electronically.
Well, they aren't singing in English. That might be why you can't understand what they're saying
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52 minutes ago, dans said:
I honestly believe the Blue Stars will beat the Cadets Saturday night...and I don't think the Cadets can do anything to stop it.
Obviously anything can happen. But I think Cadets percussion will keep them ahead of Blue Stars in the end
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53 minutes ago, 2000Cadet said:
My trumpet tech called that "Look Mommy! tone". You see your mom in the stands and you play louder so she can hear you
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22 minutes ago, Den8uml said:
A change in unis now would be enormous $$$$! I don't think that is a prudent thing to focus on right now.
I wasn't thinking right now. I'm thinking of 4 weeks from now. And perhaps not a complete uniform change, but they do need to change something. IMO, currently, the visual is very much the same from beginning to end.
I know the designers already have something up their sleeve, I'm just speculating what it could be.
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I wonder if there is a way to implement a costume change before the end. I wish the MMs could strip off the muddy black drizzle to reveal solid white front. It'd be like a rebirth; a cleansing of who must not be named.
Right now, I see the disjunction and disunity. But I need to see a stark contrast, a turning point of some kind, that represents unity. I hear it with the music, but I don't see it.
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I won't make a generalization, but I will say that my middle aged aunts and their friends use FB far more than my friends and I do. I'm 24. There's nothing really there anymore except for pictures of grandchildren and essential oils. I deleted the app.
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Now. All we need is a costume change into the West Point uniform before the last song. Talk about some unity and major GE!
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21 minutes ago, DCIKnowItAll said:
IMHO Cadets score is inflated by about 2 pts. They’re getting a nice push from DCI this year.
The score itself doesn't matter. It's about the difference in spread. Cadets being about 2.5 behind Boston puts them in a tier below. That sounds right.
You should change your name because clearly you don't "know it all".
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Saw someone with a Cadets shirt walking near Logan Circle in DC today. Was that you Tekk? Lol
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Regardless, the question has been answered so I see no reason why this thread should continue
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!?!?!?!? is a way of communicating shock or outrage. The thread title and first post indicate this tone.
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3 minutes ago, George Dixon said:
it's very much more fitted and modern looking - and my understanding is the main color of the back is different than the main color of the front
lots of ways that is being worked into drill/choreography - and an extended drill move in the first two minutes where every other member in the drill is facing front field vs. backfield
I noticed that in the clips I saw! Variations of facing front and backfield. Should be a very profound and dramatic effect (perhaps similar to 2005 or 2011 in some ways)
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This uniform would've been an outrage 8 years ago. But compared to what everyone else is wearing this year, it seems pretty traditional lol. Mainly due to the shako and plume
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13 minutes ago, George Dixon said:
btw - the props got a paint job
no - I'm not sharing a pic
On their instagram, a pic posted yesterday featuring Holy Bass has a prop in the background. Looks like maroon, gold, and black paint splatter
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Lots of uniform/costume teasing on Cadets twitter the past few days. Expecting a full reveal soon
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Cadets 2020
in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
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Did the guard webinar happen?