WWonka
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Looks Mustang, OK has been dropped. I thought that was a pretty well attended show in a good venue. Band Parents must have tired of hosting it?
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3 hours ago, gcurrier said:
leave it to DCPI to have a bunch of old farts rip apart high school kids---this post is one reason DCPI is such a horrible place to come. I dont know why I do it hoping to actually see anything positive or even somewhat informative.
I watched the show live--was great--was not distracting to anyone over the age of 5 -- they sounded great too and have a real shot at winning. If nothing else it was pretty original and no first try at a new direction is never perfect no matter which band or corps you think is the best in the universe, but they are experimenting. Budget, Ill give you because that couldn't be cheap but people come on...you almost all always sound so sour about EVERYTHING here. Your mothers should have taught you, if you dont have something nice to say.....
blow up all you want at this response because every time I come here I see this kind of crap that keeps me away for a good few months at least--hope you keep bringing new DCPIers in somehow tho--its here truly to support the marching arts which it needs especially now
OK we made a lot of bad jokes about a HS band dragging big ### TV's around a football field. But uh I never saw anyone say anything negative towards "the kids". I wasn't real high on BA's Go Kart A Rama last 2 years either but....
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Well the show is geared to one or two venues both indoors. DCI can do the same thing. Do you think they would care if they had to run the show one in Kansas or somewhere without the screens? I don't agree with it but.
Think they could reserve one screens off to the side so if the show bores you, we can have like Sports Center or something going with CC on?
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Play 90% of your show time.
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OK just watched this show for like the 14th-15th time. Is it wrong when the only part you enjoy musically is when the Pit and Synth are playing? Rest is mostly drum breaks or hornline runs with random hits.
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RIP Pioneer
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8 minutes ago, ShortAndFast said:
By topping 9 of 11 judges' sheets at finals? Like or dislike the show, I doubt you could find a DCI panel that wouldn't have put SCV on top tonight.
Well and just musically I enjoyed the rest of the top 4-5 more. BUT ensemble music, etc is not a huge part of the #'s. Great thing's we have a lotta flavors to choose from. SCV 89 finals run still today was one of the greatest DC moments I have ever seen live. Either way Congrats to em. :-)
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Just now, skevinp said:
You must be from Mars or som- oh...sorry, no offense intended.
Well and in all fairness I never got to see it live and DC is kinda like... Yeah that joke was too easy. I just couldn't get into it musically. First viewing. Maybe after listening a few more times it may grow in me.
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Bumping this one just because. Thank you for this show Mandarins!
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Well I can say I enjoyed way more shows than I didn’t. That’s still a good sign..
Like - BD, Bloo, Cavies, BAC, BK, Crown, Cadets
Loved - Mandarins & believe it or not Bob the Builder (Blue Stars)
Dislike - X-men, PR & SCV.
Still not sure how SCV won. (Edit to clarify - Over BD. I figured BD had the formula and I did enjoy that show more "musically" . Not bagging on SCV.)
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On 8/8/2018 at 5:56 AM, corps8294 said:
If this season doesn't serve as the final wake-up call for Pioneer; then it truly is time to fold the corps. I still believe the best options for that organization are: drop down to open class, go DCA, become an alumni parade corps, or fold.
Why in the world would you go from a division that pays you where you can pay the bills to one that does not. No one in their right mind would ever drop back down. It's not about scores, it's about $$.
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There seems to be enough bashing in this thread to go around but I will make one comment. This is not meant to reflect on the young men who are working their butts off and I am sure living up to everything great about the Scouts, past, present, etc. But there are not very many shows in DCI over the years I have actually hated. This is one. I feel like it's a Bad HS BOA rehash that I don't even think Broken Arrow, Union or any of the other top BOA bands around here would do.
But the kids can only perform what they are given. (Yes 21 is still a "kid" when you get old and grumpy like me.
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2 minutes ago, George Dixon said:
The new style performance wear is much less expensive than a traditional uniform in most cases. So while changing annually is more expensive it’s not as much a difference as people think
That makes sense. And I assume it might even be machine washable in the right setup commercial or otherwise? Vs unis that are growing things in them by midseason.
I was just weirded out by looking up when someone was doing a tuning sequence and having no clue who it was even though they are a Top 5 corps. And my lawn is holding up pretty well so far.
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OK not to sound too "get off my lawnish" but...
Did we not already have enough to spend money on without replacing the hornline costume every year? Also I was about 1/2 watching someones warmup today while working and looked up and could not tell who it was. Had no clue. Had to read the title of the video.
And get off my lawn.
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These are always going to come down to whatever decade you were exposed to or most involved in drum corps.
I say 88. Madison's win. Loved the SkyRyders show. Sun Coast, etc.
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1 hour ago, kkrepps said:
That's not the topic.
True. I doubt anyone applies this next year unless it's a "see where we stand" application.
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On 9/12/2017 at 11:59 PM, Jeff Ream said:
i agree 1000%. When Drumline came out, so many corps people trashed it...gotta love it for what it is!!
What they said. Entertaining. Thanks for posting it. Langston is the only college "show style" band in Oklahoma. I've gotten to see Grambling a few times.
Different genre, enjoy it for what it is or don't. But don't rag just cause it's not your thing.
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On 9/14/2017 at 6:03 PM, N.E. Brigand said:
As promised, I will update until all corps have completed their season. The Company got a nice score in the West Midlands on Saturday. Is it a realistic score for DCI? Who knows. It has been more than a month. Lots of DCI corps see improvement of more than 10 points in that amount of time.
Well and who cares? I just think it's awesome they scrapped together the resources to come over and play. Like you said in the disclaimer up top, Comparing different shows, etc. Let alone comparing scores from different continents.
BTW Thank you for putting these together and updating them. It's a fun read during the season.
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OK in the past I have been prone to the "sky is falling Drum corps is declining" speak like everyone else. I have not seen any Les Stentors or Impulse clips this year but if you have corps of the size and quality of Shadow and Colt Cadets NOT making finals in "Open Class" the activity is alive and well. Years ago those 2 with their size and quality from the little bit I saw would have been top 6.
Bravo
Edit - And I can remember finishing in the top 3-4 of "Class A" and struggling to get 6 Contras. WTH are they finding all these Tubas? You got corps not making finals with 10?? Awesome. LOL
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I went to Indy for Finals once. Once.
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I could nominate a 100 but how bout a little Open Class love - 0:00 to 2:10 ish. I loved this opening. It's early season and ignore those lights buzzing.
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What was the worst food a Drum Corps ever fed you?
in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
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I bought a bunch of cases of Ramen Chicken Noodles one time at Sams. Feed them to a corps my daughter was in. You would think my wife and the other people cooking were gods. The "kids" actually loved it. Yeah salty and not real nutritious but I feed 100 ish people for cheap.
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