Triple Forte

Well, to be fair, I think the word obsessed is a little bit overstated. 😊 do you want some straight up info? I will tell you that the last Mandarin show I liked was 2021. I am generally not a fan of corps that consistently present dark dissonant and mostly esoteric music. My level of enjoyment of The 2023 edition of the Mandarins will be unknown until I see them in person for the first time in Allentown, and then Thursday in Indy

Thanks again for the response. Clearly a timing issue when I posted and you posted. 😁

Thanks for the response…

Cpt Snarky please note the wording… I said it in my original message I don’t judge my enjoyment of a show based on Flo alone You said almost everyone likes their show this season. please show me the facts/evidence proves that almost everyone enjoys their show this year?

But why can’t somebody tell me the specific reason for the hype? There has to be some reason right? Is there a drum line insane is their visual package the best package they ever had Is their GE off the charts? I will repeat I have no ill will towards Mandarins. I hope they have the best year ; placement and success they ever had in their organizations history. And I do look forward to seeing them live.

Well to be fair 2022 was quite a different season then what happened previously and what is being experienced this season. Mainly due to most corps having to deal with lots of blanks on and off due to Covid. Additionally, San Antonio is an interesting show, but it is three weeks from Finals, so not the best gauge either. this topic is basically titled , what will happen first a Boston win or will Mandarins medal? The idea that the Mandarins or any corps who finished in 10th the previous season would plow through the ranks to medal is a bit fantasy to be honest. Just my opinion I am simply asking what the hype is regarding the Mandarins because I don’t know? Is something vastly different with them this year compared to last season that is going to land them ahead of some very significant competitors ? honestly, let’s not all get tied up on these things and just enjoy the corps and the season

I am curious to find out the specific reasons people are hyping the Mandarins in 2023? Granted, to date I have only seen and heard Mandarins via the live streams which is not a great indicator but from that perspective I don’t see or hear anything from them that makes me think Wow Mandarins have arrived and are ready to pass the likes of Cadets, Cavies, Phantom and Blue Stars (pls note 3 of those corps are multi time champions). I mean I have no Ill will towards team Sacramento more power to them but I don’t see it …..yet

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Hello All just reaching out to see if anyone knows where the blue stars, Colts, troopers or Crossmen will be practicing tomorrow, July 8? note, I checked their websites, no information there 🙁

Ditto… That’s my vote for show thread title of the year award 😁

I predict you’re a BD or Mandarins fan ….. that is the most accurate prediction of the season 😁

Ok haven't done this in a while but just for fun here are my top '13' predictions (Sorry I have to include who just misses out) Overall big battle for the 11 -14 places and top 3 will be very close. I dont necessrily want things to land this way just taking a shot here...... 1. Bluecoats (perc and ge) Better overall corps and quirky enough the judges like it 2. Boston (guard) 3. Crown (brass) 4. BD (visual) Bold prediction but I think they will finish 3rd on Indy Thur and Fri and Crown sneaks past on finals 5. Blue Stars (Better overall corps and quirky enough the judges like it) 6. Cadets (solid corps but to traditional for judges to dig) Finished 6th in 2022 7. Phantom (solid all season, program too simple to move up more. They finished 8th in 2022 8. Cavies (tough to put them in 8 maybe they will finish higher 9. Colts (they clean the show up nicely) they finished 11 last year 10. Troopers they clean the show well and climb two spots from 2022) 11. Mandarins (just a miss. show not as impactful as recent seasons (finished 10th in 2022 12. Crossmen (squeak back in) 13. Blue Knights (just miss)

A lot of people have compared crowns show this year to their beast and inferno and 2016 show . Right now it reminds me most of beast, which I don’t feel it has a smooth arc from the beginning to end of the show it feels like separate shows within the show ..

You’re cruel … however, 1 mile away from me there’s a pizza, place open till 2 AM 🤪

Making me hungry. 🤪🍕

I would love to see three different winners on the three different nights in Indy that would be epic 😁

Oh, it’s definitely in a different league their confidence and smoothness from the start is evidence of that

Totally agree

For every zig there is a zag I can’t get last year’s musical show out of my head . Maybe after seeing this in person I will feel different, but I’m not jiving with PR 2023 yet

This was a good run from them tonight. I think they’re all going to be very happy with tonight’s performance. 😁

Pretty big guard it’ll take time

I agree although I don’t like all the drumming behind the trombone solo a nice ride cymbal part would be really tasty imo

Sadly, they are obligatory at this point like a lot of shows with recorded female vocal intros and a dozen other effects 🙁

I think they are doing better at this time than they did last year at this time . Young corps and young staff, will take all season to get it to flow smooth and will be really entertaining . Nice job tonight

Plus every player plays 100% of the time . If they had 80 horns they woikd Break sound barriers trust me 😁 love the Marines