Damonallred
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3. Viking fans from Minn. band circuit say that the sound is not that great from field to stadium audience and press box. Stadium was built to diminish crowd sound.
Just out of curiosity, why do you bring up the Viking fan thing? The show is still at the University of Minnesota, not US Bank Stadium
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From a friend who's auditioning: just encore tunes this weekend. Show and tell for the brass included Band of Brothers and El Camino. Also, the design team still doesn't have a show yet apparently though I remember a post after the first meeting there was a post about how they had a show. Is my memory wrong?
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Bluecoats didn't wear a uniform, but costume.
I was referring to these costumes. I suppose I called them a uniform because they were worn uniformly throughout the group.
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With the new wave of uniform type in drum corps that we're seeing from Bluecoats, reportedly Cadets, and possibly Boston and I'm sure others, is it only a matter of time before it hits the high school circuit?
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I'm a little late to the minimalism discussion, but correct me if I'm wrong. Was the Academy show this past summer not only very minimalistic, but also very effective?
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Then there's always the possibility that it was deleted because it has credibility and they don't want info being leaked. Not saying that's what it is. Just a possibility.
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Quick question. Who's been/is writing the drill?
Edit: saw Vanderkolff listed as drill design. Didn't know for sure if this is the same as drill writing.
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I was thinking today... If Boston has a high quality program this year, just how good and exciting can they be? To be perfectly honest they are attracting the most hype from me simply because I have absolutely no idea how well/poorly they'll do and what direction they'll go creatively. I'm very excited.
And does anyone have any idea or inkling or clue when they'll announce?
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It would be nice to see what your rationale is behind each of these predictions...not a requirement...just more of a curiosity on my part.
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I'm not as big of a fan of their music as others, but I've always wondered what Twenty-One Pilots would sound like on the competitive field. I found that out today when I saw this clip on Twitter of a band from Oklahoma performing "Trees" as part of their show. Sounds like something the Blue Knights would play as a closer.
https://twitter.com/stfudun/status/786397493269442560
Here's the original version of the song.
Honestly didn't see it when listening to the song but after hearing the band arrangement, I'm in love
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This could probably go in the prediction thread...
Fair enough. Been moved, thread can be locked if necessary
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Asked a similar question on the Boston thread but I figured it applied to all corps. So what do you guys think are the floors and ceilings, competitively, for each corps?
PURELY OPINION BASED
(I'll keep mine to last year's Top 12 in that order)
Boston: 9-5
-With the new staff and plenty new talent Boston is quickly becoming a destination. Honestly think they'll win a title within 5 years.
Academy: 12-9
-They're on the up and up. I believe in the design team to come through again and the instructional staff to work vigorously with their biggest audition turnout ever by far to find what I think will be their best talent even by far.
Crossmen: 14-11
-Honestly not a fan. But they will not drop too much.
Phantom Regiment: 12-9
-Opposite of Academy. I think they're on a downhill design wise and talent wise.
Blue Stars: 10-7
-The percussion losses will probably hurt but I think the brass staff changes are an upgrade and I love their shows. We'll see how their season plays out.
Blue Knights: 9-5
-Hit or miss. That One Second and Because were big hits and Great Event was a big miss (for the most part. Still loved lots of that show)
Cadets: 8-7
-They're going down the drain I think. But they continue to bring in lots of talent so they won't fall too much, I think.
Cavaliers: 6-4
-Loved last year. Think they'll stay in the same general area especially retaining that strong design team.
Santa Clara Vanguard: 6-2
-Loved last year and they're probably headed up.
Carolina Crown: 5-1
-Think we could see another 2014 type of drop the way they did after a very strong 2013. Especially with the guard and visual losses. (I use "losses" loosely since we don't know for sure whether they'll be downgrades or upgrades)
Blue Devils: 3-1
-What will they come up with next? Will they dial it back a bit or go even farther into the abyss of creativity?
Bluecoats: 3-1
-They're my pick to win next season. Design is just too strong with the "cool" factor. Them and Blue Devils are THE destinations imo.
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Asked a similar question on the Boston thread but I figured it applied to all corps. So what do you guys think are the floors and ceilings, competitively, for each corps?
PURELY OPINION BASED
(I'll keep mine to last year's Top 12 in that order)
Boston: 9-5
Academy: 12-9
Crossmen: 14-11
Phantom Regiment: 12-9
Blue Stars: 10-7
Blue Knights: 9-5
Cadets: 8-7
Cavaliers: 6-4
Santa Clara Vanguard: 6-2
Carolina Crown: 5-1
Blue Devils: 3-1
Bluecoats: 3-1
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Just out of curiosity what do you guys think is the floor and ceiling for Boston this season, competitively speaking?
In my personal opinion I think they'll end up somewhere between 9 and 5.
Curious to hear what y'all think.
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Academy making some brass staff additions including Chad Pence and Pat Sheridan while retaining caption head Michael Larkin.
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In the light of the Marching Roundtable episode with the Academy design team and the very emotional show/season they were able to put together this past summer...
What are the most emotional seasons for a corps that come to mind?
--Taking away bias of having connection to a corps, just thinking as a spectator--
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My prediction for 2017 top 12;
1. Carolina Crown
2. Bluecoats
3. Blue Devils
4. Cadets
5. Cavaliers
6. SCV
7. Blue Knights
8. Phantom Regiment
9. Blue Stars
10. Crossmen
11. The Academy
12. Madison Scouts
Are you seriously suggesting Boston doesn't make the cut?
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Is someone able to give a detailed post in this thread giving the highlights and most important parts for those that can't watch it?
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What in the world is up with this thread???
This has to be very close to the craziest, most nonsensical discussion I've witnessed on DCP (ok, perhaps discounting some of the staff threads and various trollings...); actually it would be hilarious if some of this thread actually *was* a troll... anyways, back to the task at hand:
Regiment 2003 cannot, at any point, be considered underrated. Did you mean "underscored"? Because I'd be with you there.
To repeat what others have said: Shows that *can not* be considered "underrated" in any shape or form include things like:
1995 Scouts
1993 Regiment
2000 Cadets
1999 SCV
2002 Cavies
2012 BD
...etc
Are folks simply thinking of shows that they somehow managed to overlook because it took them awhile to get to certain years? I'd understand that, if I had to name shows in the 70s that were "underrated" I would mostly be guessing since there are quite a few I haven't seen... still.
This thread is the first time I've seen Madison 1995 put in the same boat as those other shows.
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Shows that weren't underrated, ever:
95 Madison- Maybe THE most popular Madison show ever.
93 Phantom- coming off of an 8th place finish in 92 and bumping to 3rd in 93. New look, super strong corps, the crowd LOVED the crab step at the end. That was a very popular show. In fact for me personally 93 and 94 are my two very favorite Phantom shows.
97 SCV - That show was killer. The best SCV show before this was probably 1991. First top 3 placement since 1989. I can't think of a more popular show in 1997.
You don't think 1988 is the most popular Madison show?
And I only thought 95 was underrated because I hadn't heard anything about it until a couple weeks ago (after loving the activity for three years). That's my bad.
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What are some shows that aren't heralded as "great, memorable shows" that you guys love?
My personal choice is Madison 95.
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With the 22nd pick in the DCI draft, Pioneer selects...
I've always wondered about something like that to be perfectly honest
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I follow BOA as much as DCI. I love it, and their webcasts are SUPER cheap this year, 40$ for the whole season. That'll tie you over into mid November. I'll send you info and a playlist I created for someone else that will give you an idea of what to expect if you are at all interested in that at all. And anyone else for that matter.
I know it doesn't really tie into something DCI can do or really answer your question totally but it falls under something that can satisfy similar things.
I've seen a few shows, mostly Broken Arrow and Hebron, but I've never really followed along as the season progresses
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It seeeems like there's a big dead space in this time of year. Granted it's very much so the off-season, and the off-season was very exciting for the first little bit with the staff shufflings around. But some organizations similar to DCI, such as NBA or NFL (yes I know those examples are on a much higher scale), have found ways to keep their fans engaged all throughout the offseason.
So my question(s) is (are), is there a way to keep the engagement up during this dead time in between the end of the season and preseason activities/announcements? If there is a way, is this even a problem that needs fixing?
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Isn't is time for the 2017 schedule to be released?
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Ah okay. My bad.