cowtown

is this a personal attack, do I need to report you to the mods?

Recall coming of the field and going by Bridgemen as they were lined up smoking in uniform

I generally agree with your opinion and would credit Crown, for better or worse, with popularizing body movement All the corps through the ranks influence each other by using stuff they’ve ripped off of bands, WGI, dance troop and bad trips

that's cool, was really backing up your point but I see now that I did a poor job as that wasn't clear no offense meant or taken

so strange

Even as a dinosaur, I can’t get worked up over these new style uniforms. I just don’t care either way but when they go badly they are way worse than what we have ever seen. Good thing they only last a year

All I said was Crown brass has influenced BD brass writing and all the snowflakes melt, not disregarding anyone one. Crown sometimes overwrites their runs killing the flow of the piece so while I appreciate the effort it can be too much, I feel some of that has crept into BD's book since 2014 You have a very pretty corps BD

buckets of meat?

So that face in the Cavies show logo logo, is it supposed to have devil horns or is that just me ?

I agree but I feel they have become more gratuitous and less melodic with their runs as a result of Crown.

yeahbut that wasn't me

Consider this spring training for DCP – now keep those scroll fingers relaxed and at a nice angle with a smooth, even pace. This time at 180 BPM

Don’t know of have any clue but I’d like to see the Colts back in finals

do tell

They’ve been chop and bop for a long time. What I notice is by chasing Crown for the Ott, they too have gone run happy and this book is written with Crown in mind. Last year they used Bumble Bee as their Crown-copy run piece so it was more subtle with in the context It also feels like last years’ book, half technical box ticking, bowing to the judges and the rest slow, build and musical. If it follows, more stagnant, group brass dance wiggle visuals for the brass runs with the guard doing filed coverage and the drums motions. I’m getting a 2017 part 2 with new props vibe

curious, when Kilties went co-ed, was that a desperation act or a death nail?

And in their recent quest to bland band out into the generic fabric of current DCI tends… Actually, I don’t have a stake in this and it feels wrong to open it to a public vote but one of the few, remaining scraps Madison has left of an identity is being all male. Which upon writing, seems kind of pathetic and is a stupid reason so kill it, kill it dead

Triumph of Time? hope they can bring something good to it, I liked BD's version best and with the Zimmer and Horner, it feels like a BD book I keep thinking that Black Angels is the band which would be super cool and would match their madness theme. Sadly, it's not

Curious about their new direction, I like that they change it up every few years so have been waiting for the change Not sure of the vibe they are going for but The Sun by Flaming Lips would be a great openers and matched the Radiohead

Trolling with a video teaser, not ready with the marketing? SCV just lost the pre-season hype war and a bit of their fabled ‘class’ taste is a bit salty, perhaps bitter with a hint of disappointment and fail

Colts in Dekalb? That use to be Cavies spot

That will sound great when overblown through amps after being drenched with effects and a little of their famous keytar, thunderous goo, bubble machine, wailing girl sounds added to the mix #realsignaturesound #boardNOTbrass

Pretty much But they are good reference points for posters biases and make it fun to watch later in the season when they are ‘objectively’ puffing and sniping shows

also the last year without synths and thunderous goo I'd have to list favorite years by era

Never saw that movie, not what I was talking about, only to expand as it’s sort of interesting I know way more about Journalism than I’ll ever let on but Watergate was a sea change in the US for Journalism. During Vietnam college enrolment increased greatly. Then Woodward and Bernstein, celebrity journalists that changed the nation, hit and journalism programs exploded with a significantly different student body that had very different expectations and motivations then the generations prior. The J schools adapted the programs, changed emphasis and it started a march towards communication, broadcasting, public relations, social media et al combining into a giant spin blitz to grab eyes. It followed media, technology and generational trends. The Me generation took over journalism and many of the old standards and divisions of purpose were abandoned.