alphabetmonkey
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Bluecoats 2023
alphabetmonkey replied to Jurassic Lancer's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
"Suck it Up...A Tribute to Hubert Cecil Booth" inventor of the vacuum cleaner A musical journey through the evolution of the device from noisy and bulky to trim and quiet. The judges can serve as debris. -
Donating towards member dues?
alphabetmonkey replied to JimF-LowBari's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
Hi Tony - if you have time, could you lay out a little bit about the steps involved in doing this? I am interested in doing something similar. -
Future gimmicks
alphabetmonkey replied to Orwellian Wiress's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
Marching members dressed as piano keys, manipulated on field to appear as a single piano, each MM playing a specified note. Chaos! -
Bluecoats 2022
alphabetmonkey replied to Jurassic Lancer's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
5:12 of Taming the Dragon is just berserko. Not a Meldau fan, but if anyone can persuade me, it's Bloo! -
Bluecoats 2021 show announcement
alphabetmonkey replied to oldbandguy's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
Colors are purple and yellow so hopefully... Prince? -
Just a small irk, but this kind of reminds me of the controversy about saying things like "female scientist" or "female astronaut." It kind of strikes me as this is expected to be a rare and unusual thing. I get that the base rate probability is lower in females of being a drummer, but it sends a little bit of a message that I don't like. I remember getting so angry at my bandmates in college for telling their friends, incredulously, how cool that she's a good drummer and she's a girl? Like, she's just a good drummer. Signed, a female drummer.
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Show concepts for 2020
alphabetmonkey replied to johnpendell's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
I don't know why I feel like the Cavaliers would do it best, but a Rolling Stones show with "Angie" as the ballad would be pretty hot. -
Show concepts for 2020
alphabetmonkey replied to johnpendell's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
The evolution of marching, using all styles across the generations. -
2019 Bloooooooooooooocoats
alphabetmonkey replied to ajlemm's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
A fantastic 2019. Will be expressing my audience appreciation by increasing my $$$ donation. Now how much do I have to donate for them to agree to start taking massive time penalties and play well past the allotted time next year? -
2019 Bloooooooooooooocoats
alphabetmonkey replied to ajlemm's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
Maybe John Lennon shouted "There! Stop it there!" as he purportedly did for the abrupt finish of She's So Heavy. -
Ha! If they add a lick from Ringo's "It Don't Come Easy" then I will know they were committed to the concept.
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To me, the Bluecoats show could go on for 40 minutes and I could probably stay engaged. So any revisions they add, I hope they maximize the usage of time allowed.
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DeKalb, IL - Saturday, July 13, 2019
alphabetmonkey replied to DrumScorps's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
Any idea what it times out at? How much time left to fill? -
2019 Bloooooooooooooocoats
alphabetmonkey replied to ajlemm's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
Judy! Judy! Judyjudyjudyjudy Hey Bloo -
2019 Bloooooooooooooocoats
alphabetmonkey replied to ajlemm's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
If they had the rights, I would have liked for the ending a very low and in the background rumbling of the "Hey Jude" chorus eventually bringing to a crescendo over the "The End" chord. I just want to be able to sing that chorus with everyone at the end! -
2019 Bloooooooooooooocoats
alphabetmonkey replied to ajlemm's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
I Want You / She's So Heavy extended outro with a-blaring trumpets is easily my favorite part of this show. -
2019 Bloooooooooooooocoats
alphabetmonkey replied to ajlemm's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
What is that shot of the strings in the teaser? Cannot wait to see this tonight. Looking forward to what they do with tempo (especially in Come Together) and how they "George Martin" it up. I think I wrote last year how this crew are the ones to do a show that demonstrates how innovative studio engineering can be translated on the field. -
2019 Bloooooooooooooocoats
alphabetmonkey replied to ajlemm's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
First show to sell diapers and kleenex at the merch booth? -
2019 Bloooooooooooooocoats
alphabetmonkey replied to ajlemm's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
I hope so. Then I would want Richie Havens' Freedom for the percussion feature and of course, Star Spangled Banner for the closer. So much great material to choose from. Jefferson Airplane... Pass me the brown acid! -
2019 Bloooooooooooooocoats
alphabetmonkey replied to ajlemm's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
All I have to work with is 1) it will be accessible and 2) it will have a great studio recording... Bloo is doing "Centerfold: The Myth and Majesty of the J. Geils Band 1981-1985?" -
Bluecoats sequel to Session 44: The Recording Studio - music from the engineer's perspective (reverses, interesting mixing, experimentation with volume and tone)
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2019 Bloooooooooooooocoats
alphabetmonkey replied to ajlemm's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
This is a really great profile of Bloo snare Yuuka. I imagine it would be very inspiring to those just starting out in DCI: -
I feel like learning about innovation cannot be done by simply watching a show. Reading thoughts from show designers and composers tends to reveal the innovation for me. My ears are not good enough to hear innovative techniques without having some backstory first. Someone may have played, say, a reverse chord (like those fabricated by music engineers, the band Yes used a lot of these) on the field but my ears may not pick up on it unless it was told to me it was happening. It would be innovative, but not from a purely observational perspective.