kalad's_phantoms_regiment

1. The Power of 10 (Cadets 2015) 2. A Second Chance (Carolina Crown 2010) 3. Les Miserables (Santa Clara Vanguard 2013) (ranking these three Vanguard shows was painful) 4. Scheherazade (Santa Clara Vanguard 2014) 5. Force of Nature (Santa Clara Vanguard 2016) 6. Beneath the Surface (Carolina Crown 2019) 7. Rach Star (Carolina Crown 2011) 8. Men Are from Mars (Cavaliers 2017) 9. 12.25 (Cadets 2012) 10. Beast (Carolina Crown 2018)

1. The Spark of Invention (Santa Clara Vanguard 2015) 2. S.O.S. (Boston Crusaders 2018) 3. Juliet (Phantom Regiment 2011) 4. The Wrong Side of the Tracks (Cavaliers 2019) 5. Out of this World (Carolina Crown 2014) 6. …to look for America (Bluecoats 2013) 7. Music of the Starry Night (Santa Clara Vanguard 2012) 8. Jagged Line (Bluecoats 2017) 9. Propaganda (Cavaliers 2016) 10. Toy Souldier (Cadets 2010)

It's hard to beat that opener! I love a lot of Bloo's drill from that show as well. Blue Knights this year made it a hard choice for me though, which might be partly because I got the chance to see it live and never got to see Brave New World live.

Well this seems to be a pattern 🤣! Unlike with BK and That One Second, Blue Stars shows tend not to be my favorites because of the general concept that seems to be behind most of their designs (even moreso in the past two years, but really through most of the decade) — they pick a concept, and they hit you over the head with it until you can't miss it. I love their hornline's sound, but their visual "gimmicks" tend not to connect for me, and 2014 isn't an exception. That said, overall I don't dislike the show and it's one of the better recent Blue Stars productions for me — my 6th through 9th place were all pretty close and could easily flip. 9th was definitely the place where I felt like my views differed the most from the majority — Reframed is not only almost my favorite from this list, it's my probably favorite Scouts show from the 2000s; at the same time I'm not a huge fan of Corps of Brothers or Where the Heart Is. I know I seem to be in the minority with my view on Blue Stars shows most of the time, but I'm curious (from you or anyone else who typically thinks highly of their design) — what do you find compelling or entertaining about it? Not trying to be antagonistic at all, just honestly curious about a corps whose shows I never really seem to "get" or enjoy as much as those around them.

Personally the narration didn't work for me, and I wasn't a huge fan of the props. I do want to rewatch it, though, as I felt like this year's show took a lot of the concepts I liked about 2014 and did (in my opinion) a better job with the parts I didn't like - I Remember Everything props that were visually more simplistic (mirrors rather than images) yet also more versatile and more engaging to me, and narration that didn't overpower the show as much. A lot of recent BK shows, 2014 and 2019 included, seem to be very much about a powerful emotional impact, and for whatever reason 2014 didn't connect with me as well as some others (specifically 2015 and 2019). I'm definitely going to watch it again soon though considering how strongly DCP seems to be suggesting that I should 🙂

The Fall and Rise (Blue Knights 2018) Reframed (Madison Scouts 2012) Thy Kingdom Come (Boston Crusaders 2010) An English Folk Song Suite (Blue Knights 2011) Game On (Cavaliers 2015) Corps of Brothers (Madison Scouts 2013) Behold (Cadets 2019) Phantasm (Phantom Regiment 2017) Where the Heart Is (Blue Stars 2014) La Reve (Blue Stars 2016)

1. 78th & Madison (Madison Scouts 2015) 2. Revolution (Boston Crusaders 2011) 3. Voice of Promise (Phantom Regiment 2016) 4. Rise (Boston Crusaders 2013) 5. The Once and Future Carpenter (Blue Stars 2018) 6. i (Blue Knights 2017) 7. Call of the Wild (Blue Stars 2019) 8. Houdini (Blue Stars 2010) 9. 15 Minutes of Fame (Cavaliers 2012) 10. That One Second (Blue Knights 2014)

1. Brave New World (Bluecoats 2011) 2. …I Remember Everything (Blue Knights 2019) 3. The Unity Project (Cadets 2018) 4. The Titans (Boston Crusaders 2012) 5. Swan Lake (Phantom Regiment 2014) 6. The Faithful, the Fallen, the Forgiven (Cadets 2017) 7. Bartók (Santa Clara Vanguard 2010) 8. Secret Society (Cavaliers 2013) 9. City of Light (Phantom Regiment 2015) 10. The Great Event (Blue Knights 2016)

1. On Madness and Creativity (my top 3 are really close though, to be honest I would've voted Into the Light yesterday and tomorrow I might wish I'd voted Wicked Games) 2. Into the Light 3. Wicked Games 4. Goliath 5. Triumphant Journey 6. Immortal 7. Unmasqued 8. Because 9. The Devil's Staircase 10. Awakening

My first thought for a show focused on one artist or group is immediately "We Like it Here", featuring the music of Snarky Puppy. After Spartans' closer this year, I'd love to see BD or Bloo put an all Snarky Puppy show on the field.

Pretty tough for me to choose between Bluecoats 2011 and BK 2019, I think I have to go with Bluecoats though.

But I thought that was 2014!

The end of FOEG, the entirety of BK's show but especially the beginning with the battery effects, Cavies' ballad, any time SCV's mellos played a note, and Eleanor Rigby.

And not an unfair one, honestly. I guess there's just more to build on with a dark or angsty show theme — you can't have resolution in a show without conflict/tension.

Colts are coming on, so I'm getting Both Sides Now.

Oh yes, angry and dark and righteous themes like the Beatles or the Fibonacci sequence!

Southwind is sounding and looking great today! My bet's on them for the last semifinals spot, but it's going to be a tight race with Stars and Cascades.

Interesting! Still definitely resonates with me as a concept Tolkien would've liked a lot - his entire creation story in the Silmarillion can pretty much be summed up as "the gods got together for a choir rehearsal and sang the world into existence"

Very Tolkienesque!

I like most of it, but I can't bring myself to like the "I read the news today, oh boy" vocal near the end.

Well, it's currently Thursday morning in Indianapolis...

Have the judges for this weekend been announced? I can't seem to find them anywhere.

Corps PRELIMINARIES Score SEMI FINALS Score FINALS Score Bluecoats 1 Bluecoats 97.288 1 Bluecoats 98.200 1 Bluecoats 98.300 Blue Devils 2 Blue Devils 97.100 2 Blue Devils 98.000 2 Blue Devils 98.088 Santa Clara Vanguard 3 Santa Clara Vanguard 96.162 3 Santa Clara Vanguard 96.838 3 Santa Clara Vanguard 96.838 Carolina Crown 4 Carolina Crown 95.838 4 Carolina Crown 96.400 4 Carolina Crown 96.488 Cavaliers 5 Cavaliers 95.138 5 Cavaliers 95.412 5 Cavaliers 95.725 Boston Crusaders 6 Boston Crusaders 94.125 6 Boston Crusaders 94.962 6 Boston Crusaders 95.000 Blue Knights 7 Blue Knights 90.650 7 Blue Knights 91.662 7 Blue Knights 92.550 Blue Stars 8 Blue Stars 89.975 8 Blue Stars 90.775 8 Blue Stars 91.475 Cadets 9 Cadets 89.675 9 Cadets 90.625 9 Cadets 90.550 Mandarins 10 Mandarins 89.050 10 Mandarins 89.662 10 Mandarins 90.488 Crossmen 11 Phantom Regiment 87.512 11 Phantom Regiment 87.925 11 Phantom Regiment 88.312 Phantom Regiment 12 Crossmen 87.050 12 Crossmen 87.362 12 Crossmen 88.075 Spirit of Atlanta 13 Spirit of Atlanta 86.475 13 Spirit of Atlanta 86.400 Colts 14 Colts 84.738 14 Pacific Crest 84.800 Academy 15 Pacific Crest 84.288 15 Colts 84.425 Pacific Crest 16 Academy 84.250 16 Academy 84.388 Madison Scouts 17 Troopers 80.975 17 Spartans 82.000 Troopers 18 Spartans 80.362 18 Troopers 81.488 Genesis Jersey Surf 19 20 Madison Scouts Genesis 80.250 78.625 19 Madison Scouts 81.000 Music City 21 Legends 77.925 20 Legends 78.762 Cascades 22 Gold 77.862 21 Genesis 78.625 Spartans 23 Jersey Surf 77.612 22 Gold 77.300 Gold 24 Music City 77.162 23 Music City 77.038 Legends 25 Southwind 73.688 24 Jersey Surf 76.750 Southwind 26 Louisiana Stars 73.550 25 Seattle Cascades 72.975 7th Regiment 27 Seattle Cascades 71.700 Guardians 28 7th Regiment 71.350 Louisiana Stars 29 Guardians 71.200 River City Rhythm 30 River City Rhythm 71.138 Golden Empire 31 Golden Empire 68.538 Shadow 32 Shadow 66.162 Heat Wave 33 Colt Cadets 62.575 Raiders 34 Raiders 61.300 Colt Cadets 35 Heat Wave 60.850 Les Stentors 36 Les Stentors 60.738

I think it's just off right now because of the unscheduled "intermission" since Jersey Surf's time moved to 4:30.

I'd be curious if any other corps had issues getting there on time - if the other 24 performing groups made it and it was only Surf that couldn't allow enough time, I could understand a penalty.