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  1. I have not read this entire thread so apologies for being late to the party, but as a part time, or returning, fan I agree with the OP. I went to a show at Franklin field in the early 90s and that was my only live DCI experience until the last few years. Attended night 1 of Allentown this year and was really turned off by the heavy use of amplification and synthesized bass. For many corps I could barely even hear the low brass over the Michael Bay blockbuster movie style synthesizers. And this fall was my first time attending high school band competitions since my days as a marcher in the late 80s and 1990 and this trend has moved over to high school bands as well. I'm happy that my freshman kid's director has for the most part shunned amplification and electronics. Tangent for high schools, but I'd love to see competition divisions broken up into corps style and "acoustic" bands. I think it shows more skill for a band to lower their volume to allow a soloist to shine than it does for the director to turn on the soloists mic while the rest of the band carries on without regard to the solo. This coming from someone who's favorite drum corps show is Santa Clara Vanguard's Phantom of the Opera show in 1989. It's probably why I liked the Madison Scouts the most at Allentown, they were more traditional despite not technically the best. I'll return to Allentown next summer if my son wants to go, but otherwise will be skipping it. It's clear that drum corps (and high school marching band for that matter) has moved on, while I prefer the older aesthetic.
  2. Considering driving up to the show tonight, but won't be arriving until about 6.30 due to work commitments. What are parking options for a late arrival? I haven't been to this stadium since ToB finals in 1988, and I didn't have to worry about parking since I was on the bus so I'm pretty clueless other than knowing that parking stinks.
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