jcn8 Posted August 18, 2007 Share Posted August 18, 2007 for clarificationthe semis score was a 19.3 finals was a 19.5 Oops... sorry for confusion. I revised the scores in my post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maestro1 Posted August 18, 2007 Share Posted August 18, 2007 Reminder... There is much more to brass playing than...LOUD! Although Bluecoats can put it out there, that's not what they choose to do. Their intonation and locked rhythmic patterns combined with their style was immaculate! Kudos for having a great hornline throughout the entire 2007 season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hank13579 Posted August 18, 2007 Share Posted August 18, 2007 who do you trust Andy, Paul, or Albert???? having heard the brass line all three nights, I'd go with Andy, He called it! Paul was out of position for most of the show and Albert obviously loved what he heard but didn't have the balls to do the right thing. Coats were are on fire on Saturday and had their best run of the season, but it wasn't enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marimbaman89 Posted August 18, 2007 Author Share Posted August 18, 2007 Reminder...There is much more to brass playing than...LOUD! Although Bluecoats can put it out there, that's not what they choose to do. Their intonation and locked rhythmic patterns combined with their style was immaculate! Kudos for having a great hornline throughout the entire 2007 season. Definite kudos to them, this is one of the reasons why I love the Bluecoats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartyount Posted August 18, 2007 Share Posted August 18, 2007 'Coats hornline probably did peak at Qarterfinals. They weren't as tight the next two nights and Crown and SCV turned on the heat. Just curious - were you there? (honest question). From what I heard, the corps felt like they performed better each night - especially Saturday night. But I wasn't in the stadium so I can't speak from personal experience. So I don't think it was a matter of peaking, I think it was a matter of inconsistent scoring. Perhaps the 19.8 was a scoring anomaly. Regardless - they had some smokin' brass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake_the_hydra Posted August 18, 2007 Share Posted August 18, 2007 I think mostly it amounted to poor numbers management and the mindset judges have when they're watching a corps when they know that six more corps (or however many) will be performing after that corps. Andy had the balls to give them a 19.8 with three corps left- but they performed a slot earlier the next night and two slots earlier than THAT on finals night. Who's going to give a 19.8 to a corps that's ranked in seventh place with 6 more groups to see? That and the hash-painting intermissions every four corps just wasn't conducive to bloo winning the brass trophy. This isn't the only caption I have a problem with. Cavaliers won visual the majority of the season and won visual performance quarters and finals night. Seemed like Phantom destroyed everyone in drums all summer. Bluecoats won brass pretty consistently at almost every regional they were at, didn't they? Yet the Devils walked away with all the caption awards, save for the one that was apparently undeniable. I guess it was a lot more convenient to just give the high numbers to the corps that performed last? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAMystreaux Posted August 18, 2007 Share Posted August 18, 2007 I think mostly it amounted to poor numbers management and the mindset judges have when they're watching a corps when they know that six more corps (or however many) will be performing after that corps.Andy had the balls to give them a 19.8 with three corps left- but they performed a slot earlier the next night and two slots earlier than THAT on finals night. Who's going to give a 19.8 to a corps that's ranked in seventh place with 6 more groups to see? That and the hash-painting intermissions every four corps just wasn't conducive to bloo winning the brass trophy. This isn't the only caption I have a problem with. Cavaliers won visual the majority of the season and won visual performance quarters and finals night. Seemed like Phantom destroyed everyone in drums all summer. Bluecoats won brass pretty consistently at almost every regional they were at, didn't they? Yet the Devils walked away with all the caption awards, save for the one that was apparently undeniable. I guess it was a lot more convenient to just give the high numbers to the corps that performed last? Winner right here, folks! I hate to say this, but this is the state of our current DCI judging system. Every year it seems we get teased into thinking they are going to let a "new" corps play with the big boys and then come Finals or not too soon before that corps mysteriously drops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared_mello Posted August 18, 2007 Share Posted August 18, 2007 i dunno. to throw a bit more input in, finals was the show. i think semis was a bit off, but finals was better than quarters and easily the best run of the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmo Blatch Posted August 18, 2007 Share Posted August 18, 2007 I guess it was a lot more convenient to just give the high numbers to the corps that performed last? DING! DING! DING! One thing is for sure--this was the best hornline of the year. This group won brass more times than any other corps in large contests where most corps were involved. To say that the Bluecoats weren't the best hornline this year is like saying that the Cavaliers don't have the best visual program in drum corps because they didn't win this year. It is interesting to note that the 2003 Bluecoats and the 2007 Bluecoats ended up in the same 7th position at Finals. Now, I ask you, are these shows even CLOSE to the same in demand/execution? Elmo Blatch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bawker Posted August 18, 2007 Share Posted August 18, 2007 It is interesting to note that the 2003 Bluecoats and the 2007 Bluecoats ended up in the same 7th position at Finals. Now, I ask you, are these shows even CLOSE to the same in demand/execution?Elmo Blatch They certainly made a believer out of me....the book really grew on me as the season went on. I hope next seasons book has even more "teeth" in it. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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