supersop Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 (edited) Based on the shows I saw tonight, I disagreed with the judges. A lot.But I guess that's why they make the big bucks, eh? Here's where I would've had the field. 1. BD 2. Bluecoats 3. Cadets(Placement without Pen.) 4. Phantom 5. Cavaliers 6. SCV 7. Crown 8. Blue Knights 9. Crusaders 10. Colts 11. Glassmen 12. Spirit 13. Academy 14. Madison Scouts 15. Blue Stars 16. Crossmen 17. Pacific Crest How would you have ranked the top 17, were you grand poobah of Drum Corps Ranking? I tend to agree more with Galen than what's shown above. I thought Crown and Academy got dumped a bit. Coats were flat. Crown and PR should be neck and neck and right on Cavies tail. They got it right for the most part .. .so here are my changes: 1. BD 2. Cadets 3. Cavies T4. PR T4. Crown 6. Coats 7. SCV 8. BK 9. BAC 10. Colts 11. Glassmen 12. Academy 13. Spirit 14. Madison 15. Blue Stars 16. Crossmen 17. PC Edited August 10, 2007 by supersop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jami Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 which one is Spirit? 11 or 13 (you have glassmen twice?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutsCaviesfan Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 1. BD 2. Crown 3. Phantom 4. Cadets- I would ding their GE music score for the ridiculous amounts of babble; it's a shame that their talents are somewhat wasted with yet another strange show, they could win the whole thing with their abilities. 5. SCV 6. Cavaliers- not digging this year, kind of like the 2005 follow-up to the great 007 show in 04. 7. Bluecoats 8. Blue Knights 9. Boston Crusaders 10. Colts- my favorite Colts show, they were great! 11. Glassmen 12. The Academy 13. Blue Stars 14. Spirit from JSU 15. Madison Scouts- I really liked the show, but the competition is just that good! 16. Crossmen 17. Pacific Crest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavalier1995 Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 1 Crown 2 Cavs 3 PR 4 BD 5 SCV 6 Coats 7 BK rest of field * Cadets would make my top 3 without narration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robweez Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 (edited) This was by far the best QF I've ever seen (which is only the past 4 years). I was amazed by all of the corps, but of course I have to pick my faves (ranks not based on actual scoring, but how much I got into it). 1) Crown - Most accessible show of the season, most entertaining, great brassline, and the characterization of the guard was outstanding. 2) Blue Devils - Great show, great energy. 3) Glassmen - I loved the music and thought the corps portrayed the theme great. 4) Bluecoats - Great show visually, plus the silent drill was my favorite moment of the whole night. 5) Phantom - I wasn't crazy about Faust, but I was crazy about last night. I think the pics of the sky on the field with the drill was great (e.g. when the members would pretend they were flying and walk towards the pics). Honorable Mention) Cavies - I may actually look at listening to some Billy Joel now. However, there were some things I didn't like. I'm not anti-narration, but I don't think the Cadets narration really fit the idea of the show (I thought it was supposed to be about values of being in a drum corps). First of all, there was too much, especially in the beginning. Also, some of the narration didn't make sense (e.g. how is believing in choice a DC value?). Second, the sob story at the end - nix it. Doesn't fit with the show at all, nor does the somber speech match the fast music. Minus the narration, the show was really good. The narration just didn't contribute to the show at all, unlike Crown's final race announcement and the Coats police announcements (that's narration done right). Also, if you plan on using that much narration, teach the kids how to narrate correctly. The tone of voice they used made it sound cheesy and not genuine at all. Overall, great QF last night. Our theater was pretty full (Charlotte, NC), but people need to learn not to leave or come back while a corps is performing. Wait until the end or a break in the show. That was my only complaint. Edited August 10, 2007 by robweez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VKMello84 Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 (edited) BD Cavaliers Cadets Crown SCV Bluecoats Phantom Blue Knights Boston Colts Academy Glassmen Spirit Crossmen Madison Scouts Blue Stars Pacific Crest Edited August 10, 2007 by VKMello84 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSnareline Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 (edited) BD Cavaliers Phantom SCV Cadets - (Wow I can't believe I left them out and no one had a hissy fit) - Edit done... Bluecoats Crown Blue Knights Boston Glassmen Madison Scouts Crossmen Colts Blue Stars Academy Spirit Pacific Crest Edited August 10, 2007 by BigSnareline Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skewerz Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 my rankings, from a totally no-realistic judging format...aka, what I liked listening to.. 1. Crown 2. Bluecoats 3. Phantom 4. Madison 5. Colts 6. Blue Stars 7. Cavaliers 8. Blue Knights 9. Blue Devils 10. Glassmen 11. Santa Clara Vanguard 12. Pacific Crest 13. Boston Crusaders 14. Spirit of JSU 15. Crossmen 16. Academy 17. Cadets (if Cadets had no narration, or at least better narration, they would definitely be in the top 3) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosski47 Posted August 10, 2007 Author Share Posted August 10, 2007 I would have ranked the Top 22. I felt that would be unfair to the other 5 corps, considering I did not see them perform last night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeke Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 I'm only going to rank 12th on down 12. Blue Stars 13. Spirit 14. Madison 15. Crossmen 16. Academy 17. Cascades 18. Troopers 19. PC 20.Southwind 21.Mandarins 22. Pioneer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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