glory Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 spotting trends happens to be one of the skills for which I am paid handsomely. Did you miss the one where young music students are familiar and comfortable with electronics and voice in their programs? Where they are growing up in an enviroment where music isn't just aural, it's multi-dimensional and multi-media? Because if you did, you'd be hard-pressed to believe this is the creation of one man and his singular momentum. Hopkins didn't invent voice in music programs. He just saw the future long before you saw the trend. HH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowtown Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 To the OP, interesting idea, not sure I’d really like it any better knowing it was real…the entire topic and approach is kind of a turn off The stage in the middle is a buzz kill, that’s A #1 prime real-estate and they do so little with it, I'd hammer them for that in GE But really, aside from the show design, this corps is not as talented as we expect most Cadets corps to be….their drums are in 6th place, their brass is in 4th and I think that is a gift – if you listen to their encores on the site that shall not be named, you’ll hear so pretty poor brass moments. So it might be easy to harp on the design, I know I don’t like it, but there seems to be more to their placement than just design Maybe they don’t get the talent they use to, maybe it’s a young corps, maybe they had bad weather… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Brace Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 Did you miss the one where young music students are familiar and comfortable with electronics and voice in their programs? Where they are growing up in an enviroment where music isn't just aural, it's multi-dimensional and multi-media? Because if you did, you'd be hard-pressed to believe this is the creation of one man and his singular momentum.Hopkins didn't invent voice in music programs. He just saw the future long before you saw the trend. HH keep drinking the kool-aid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Brace Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 hopkins, tom aungst, april, sully, steve kieffer, bill speakman, jeff sacktig has 6, etc. what's your point?who cares? winning is so unimportant to the mission of the cadets that this is immaterial. keep drinking the kool-aid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
^Michael^ Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 spotting trends happens to be one of the skills for which I am paid handsomely. Based on my observations here and employing the same "leap of logic" style, I sense you may be overcompensated for this "skill." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitedawn Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 keep drinking the kool-aid. ah, yes... the "i don't have anything substantive to say about your post, so i'm going to label you a kool-aid drinker instead" line. classy and effective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hughesmr Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 (edited) hopkins, tom aungst, april, sully, steve kieffer, bill speakman, jeff sacktig has 6, etc. what's your point? Staff, staff, staff, staff, staff, staff, staff ..... that's my point. They had a very successful and winning formula for so long, but your point seems to advocate abandoning that formula and going off on some wild tangent that many people don't even feel is legitimate drum corps. That's staff driven, not member driven. who cares? winning is so unimportant to the mission of the cadets that this is immaterial. Of course. Case in point: wholesale changes in storyline based on judge feedback. GH lamenting on All Access about going on 6th to last, trying to get a better performance slot in return for a change in housing... Edited July 28, 2008 by hughesmr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan of the Arts Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 No, I'm not advocating loosing the talk show format ... Just making David Welch the center of the story. Switch the actors and announcers (the girl is now the announcer, the boy David Welch) and the radio interview idea works. Ladies and gentleman it is July 28 and do you understand what you're asking the Cadets to do? I have seen this show from day one and it is nothing like what they put on the field in Toledo. ALL the changes were and are necessary for them to remain in a position to compete well at championships. Believe it or not George and his staff DO KNOW what they are doing. Do not count these kids out; they are that good! Irving Fan of the Arts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Brace Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 Based on my observations here and employing the same "leap of logic" style, I sense you may be overcompensated for this "skill." we shall see....we shall see. The breast cancer story is rock solid drum corps. Stick with it. Next year it could be prostate cancer. See, the Cadets' staff didn't even get the correct reference if you wanted to do a show with a cancer theme. They should have done the cancer that most affects drum corps members and staff. Melanoma/Carcinoma. Then the story would have been relevant to the drum corps community...with the whole "art causing people to think" message. But they didn't. Couldn't even take this concept and make it relevant. 7th place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaddyt Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 The breast cancer story is rock solid drum corps. Stick with it. Next year it could be prostate cancer. You do realize that the breast cancer thing was only part of the overall story, right? That's just basic comprehension skills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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