the1gofer Posted August 5, 2007 Share Posted August 5, 2007 (edited) Despite the rain, which threatened to end the show, all groups performed well. In my opinion, and apparently NOT the judges, the highlights of the show were as follows. In order of my memory, Madison Scouts, Carolina Crown, Phantom Regiment, and The Cavaliers. The Scout's show started off strong and remained very exciting throughout. While not completely innovative or new it was reminiscent of other popular shows of the past. Their execution was near flawless, and the performers seem totally confident with their roles. *disclaimer, I am not a scouts fan* In my opinion they were saverly underscored. They should have been in the top 5 at least. It seemed that many in the crowed agreed with me because once the score was announced a loud round of booing in sued. I am disappointed in what seems to have become the now routeen misplacement of corps. Its still unclear why the judges placed them so low, but it's apparent the scouts must not be in favor with the power that be in DCI. Performers and staff alike should be aware, and I am sure they are, that their real score is much higher despite what some "unbiased" *said with a great deal of sarcasm and disdain* judges may say. I have never seen Carolina in person before, and they were quite a treat to see. Their show had a pleasant theme, and they told their story well. I was immedatly struck by their musical talent, even more than their drill. Musicly speaking they were one of the more talented groups on the field. While they had their moments of "high fast and loud" they were not over come by them. They demonstrated alot of artistry that the critics of drum corps would be surprised to hear. Phantom, as usual, was very good. They have allot of fans in Arizona, and like myself, I think many of us wish they would make it here more often. I was again struck, not surprisingly, by their musical performance more than drill. It wasn't, however, the most exciting show, in my opinion. Finally, the Cavaliers. Obviously the group who should, and did, take home the gold. Their show tended to a appeal more of the High fast and loud crowd, but their execution was near flawless. This brings me to my last two issues with the show. First, didn't DCI publish that the show order would be random sometime last year or the year before? With the exception of two corps switching place, the performance order was exactly the same as the score order. This leads me to two possible conclusions, either the judges are too stupid to see past the order and judge the corps based on what they see, or the order isn't random at all. As a spectator, I would like to see the corps mixed up, and be able to judge for myself who I think the winner is going to be, not just sit in the stands, have the corps paraded in front of me, and have an obligatory, and meaningless award ceremony at the end of the show. That brings me to my second issue. Why have the drum majors line up in the order of the score? That defeats the whole purpose of the ceremony. As an audience member I want to be surprised when I find out who gets first. Their should be some tension before they announce second and we realize who gets the gold. It almost appeared as if the officials that ran the show wanted to get it over with as soon as possible because we were running so late. I would like to remind those officials and DCI that we the audience members, payed for tickets to the show, and just gave them ALOT of money, to be entertained. They should keep that in mind and entertain us to the END of the show. All that said, I still enjoyed the show! If anyone is interested I took alot of pictures of the show. You can find them at My Flickr Page Edited August 6, 2007 by the1gofer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dciguy01 Posted August 5, 2007 Share Posted August 5, 2007 Any reviews for all the corps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColtsFanatic Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 Great pics! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barkermarker Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 The Scout's show started off strong and remained very exciting throughout. While not completely innovative or new it was reminiscent of other popular shows of the past. Their execution was near flawless, and the performers seem totally confident with their roles. *disclaimer, I am not a scouts fan* In my opinion they were saverly underscored. They should have been in the top 5 at least. It seemed that many in the crowed agreed with me because once the score was announced a loud round of booing in sued. I am disappointed in what seems to have become the now routeen misplacement of corps. Its still unclear why the judges placed them so low, but it's apparent the scouts must not be in favor with the power that be in DCI. Performers and staff alike should be aware, and I am sure they are, that their real score is much higher despite what some "unbiased" *said with a great deal of sarcasm and disdain*. Winner, winner, chicken dinner! I think, as one poster said before, they chose the placements at breakfast. And as an aside, who the hell are these judges? Stanford obviously had the superior panel. My butt hurts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Brace Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 Winner, winner, chicken dinner! I think, as one poster said before, they chose the placements at breakfast.And as an aside, who the hell are these judges? Stanford obviously had the superior panel. My butt hurts. It's the blame the judges game again? If you saw the same Scouts guard I did, you'd understand the score. Like it or not, guard now accounts for more of the total score than it ever has before. For the Scouts to remain competitive, the guard program is going to have to improve both in talent and quality of work given. The days of sending the flags twenty yards backfield are over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the1gofer Posted August 7, 2007 Author Share Posted August 7, 2007 It's the blame the judges game again?If you saw the same Scouts guard I did, you'd understand the score. Like it or not, guard now accounts for more of the total score than it ever has before. For the Scouts to remain competitive, the guard program is going to have to improve both in talent and quality of work given. The days of sending the flags twenty yards backfield are over. Well if you take a look at the recap you will see ALL of the scores fall into the same position. I think it has more to do with a judging philosophy that makes it difficult for corps to change position this late in the season. I would agree with you if some scores were in the top 5 and the guard was really low, but that simply isn't the case, all of the scores besides color guard are around 8th or 9th place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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