Greetings all!
I've been a long-time fan and veteran; however, I haven't been to a show in awhile until the Akron show. In general, I was very pleased w/ how 'the activity' is succeeding, w/ a couple of things that bugged me.
First off, I'll put it out there and leave it...I prefer G instruments. I also would like to see better technical excellence in the marching at the expense of some of the difficulty. There was A LOT of phasing and nebulous forms.
Second, I will admit that most of the A&E was acceptable, although some corps were overboard, and I see no reason for any brass player to play a solo into a mike.
Finally, can someone tell me what the deal is with making announcements AFTER the corps has started? It sounds like halftime at a high school football game: "Come back with us to the glory days of yesteryear as the Marching Rams perform 'The Twist'!"
Greg