chris ncsu
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On 9/20/2019 at 10:37 AM, George Dixon said:
I get it (believe me, I do!)
We only have the "staff announcement" -- we want to see & hear it on the FIELD come June 2020
I hope we will. The announcements are positive... but really in the end what will we see & hear?
I find myself even more excited by the guard side of things - and I'm not really a guard guy - but those guards when April was in charge before kept stealing my attention and focus away from the rest of the corps. The were such great performers and so impactful and so clean - THAT I'm even more looking forwards to
Can April & team bring the corps' Guard back to the top?
This 1996 guard (23 years ago) is a guard I couldn't take my eyes off that season:
June 2020 can't get here soon enough!
The guard in the closer is my favorite from Cadets. Starting when they appear from behind the walls, just perfect sync, and they look like they're having a blast, too.
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Both were wonderful performances and made solid efforts to reach the audience. I loved what Bluecoats were doing, and really liked what Blue Devils were doing.
Blue Devils have been putting out what may be considered more audience friendly shows since 2014 or so, relative to 2008 til then. (Ok I'll just say friendly to me) Blue Devils "sterility" has been argued about for decades. For me, it doesnt work in recent years.
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I love Les Mis already, and I was pretty giggly happy about how SCV presented it. Particularly the color guard, WOW! They get my vote.
Power of 10 is 2nd, due to the musical performance.
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1 hour ago, George Dixon said:
2000 or 92?
I meant that they should have tied in 1992.
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8 minutes ago, Sideways said:
I would still take SCV 1997 over either Cadets or BD. That show had the emotional edge of a true champion.
A wonderful show, too. That ending!!!
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What do I know, but hey I get to be king, so... Here's what I'd change:
- Phantom Regiment 1989 - There were some weird mistakes in SCV's finals performance, at least what the video allowed me to witness. That, plus Regiment's brassline, gives them the edge. In most ways, SCV 1988 was the better show.
- Cadets/Cavaliers Tie in 1992 -- The only knock I have about Cadets at finals was the tuning. And they were given a brass score reflecting that. Other than that, a perfect guard, a wonderful drumline, and a level of GE that was really amazing -- all great reasons to tie a Cavies corps with wonderful battery writing and a really solid program (especially the opener and closer).
- Cadets/BD Tie in 1997 -- Of course BD was cleaner and smooth. Cadets put out probably their craziest show in terms of speed, and it was glorious, even if it costed them in achievement, but dang it it balances out in a (tied) win!
- SCV 1999 outright -- I don't think I need to justify 🙂
- Cavies 2000 outright - At least on finals night. A forward-thinking program that peaked at the right time.
- Phantom Regiment 2006 - I thought the Cavies show was clever and obviously well performed, but that Regiment show jumped off the field and was performed with similar skill.
- Cadets 2007 - They did the hard work all summer to sell a show that was mocked out loud in stadiums nationwide. One of the loudest shows I've ever heard, and performed with a fantastic level of energy. The 2nd half of BD's show, at least until the last minute, just sat there.
- Crown 2009 - A charismatic show that took their program to the next level in the corps' decade-long slow build that peaked in 2013. Just loved this show.
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I've been a big fan of Metropolis, so that gets my #1 vote here.
Side x Side is among the best musical ensembles this decade.
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I actually don't love most of these, weird!
My favorites -- Bluecoats 2019, then As Dreams are Made On. Then probably Tilt and Inferno.
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For my favorites, it's Angels & Demons, then E=mc2, and after that it's a bit murky for me. Probably Babylon then Felliniesque.
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20 hours ago, Jeff Ream said:
who doesnt love a well timed hair whip!
Calling Cadets 1990
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21 minutes ago, E3D said:
I think someone posted that the cadets are cleaning house. That might be it.
No, he's just obsessed with a webpage. Everything else is hearsay at this point.
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Loved BD this year! I liked to mumble under my breath about them back in the 2007-2014 period. But not these days. Love it!
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1 hour ago, fsthnds said:Don't know on the director. He was handpicked by Dan Acheson and DCI
He's also a 1983 Garfield Cadet, accomplished band director, and basically worked miracles at Cadets since April 2018. By all accounts that I'm aware of, he's a wonderful director and it's a surprise to me he wasn't 2018 director of the year.
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4 hours ago, camel lips said:
Welcome to not making the G7 that H spearheaded . You would just be another non corps in 2020
Welcome to just being another ########.
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Some high scores this year. Cadets potentially on track for highest 9th place score, we'll see.
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6 minutes ago, mfrontz said:
So excited to be at my first show at LOS! This Crossmen alum will be sitting up high with the Bloo crew in 642.
640-ish was our preferred spot if we wanted to be up high!
140-ish for down low 😄
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3 minutes ago, Ghost said:
No Tony DiCarlo? I ain't going!
Replaced by John Phillips Sousa, though!
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Missing a GE2 judge Saturday night?
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8 minutes ago, cage said:
Blue Knights 1992
Thanks! Fixed!
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If Cadets remain in 9th and break 90 at finals, I think they'll be 4th to 9th-place corps do so, after Boston 04 (90.525) and Scouts 13 (90.1) and Knights 92 (90.0). Boston 04 was scoring in the 88-89 range in the week prior to finals, while Scouts 13 were 87-88 and Knights 92 were 86-90. Cadets are currently 87-89. They stand a chance of being the highest 9th-place score ever.
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Nice scores for Cadets, Colts, and Crest!
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Bump for an underappreciated show in the middle of some very good Vanguard shows! I play this one more than some of the years just before and after.
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58 minutes ago, 2muchcoffeeman said:
I'd like to know specifically what's been happening with the Cadets show since the tour came out of Texas. For all the hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of pages on multiple threads devoted to their supposed collapse, they're on a trajectory to score something like 94 tonight.
No I don't think so lol
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