corpsnewbie Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 In the spirit of the offseason here at DCP, I have randomly decided to rank all 9 of Phantom's shows from this decade from best to worst (comparatively). I didn't really put any deep thought into this besides what I think are the cleaner, more entertaining, and innovative shows. 1. 2005 Rhapsody 2. 2008 Spartacus (second by .025) 3. 2007 On Air 4. 2006 Faust (along with 08, perhaps the cleanest visually?) 5. 2003 Harmonic Journey 6. 2004 Apasionada (great horn book..cant stand watching it though) 7. 2001 Virtuoso 8. 2002 Heroic Sketches 9. 2000 Masters of Mystique (underrated ballad) how would you rank some of these? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galen Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 06 08 03 05 07 01 02 04 00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-Rott Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 Interesting topic...I think I'll have to go with: 1) 2005 Rhapsody 2) 2003 Harmonic Journey 3) 2008 Sparticus 4) 2004 Apasionada 5) The rest.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_S Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 1. 2008 2. 2006 This is a tough choice, and 2008 is probably helped by being fresher in the mind right now, but there's also an undeniable charm to seeing such a special show in person at my first finals. I don't think that charm will ever go away. 3. 2003 - Still raw performance-wise, but I love their selections that year 4. 2004 - Similar formula to 2003, but with Piazzolla. I consider this show to be underrated, generally 5. 2001 6. 2007 7. 2002 - Love Shostakovich, hated this hornline's performance 8. 2005 - Probably the most overrated show on DCP 9. 2000 - I don't hate it, but I had to put it last because I'm honestly not familiar with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomPhanatic Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 9th Place - 2001 8th Place - 2002 7th Place - 2000 6th Place - 2004 5th Place - 2003 4th Place - 2007 3rd Place - 2005 2nd Place....................................which is actually a tie for 1st.................................in numerical order 2006 and 2008! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeN Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 Obviously just my opinion, but in order from top to bottom - 2008 - Spartacus (Total package - what Phantom - if not most corps - has always strived for) 2003 - Harmonic Journey (One of the classic "modern" corps shows, copied endlessly by HS's everywhere) 2005 - Rhapsody (Epitome of the "featured performer" show, and the whole package depends - and is sold by - one member) 2006 - Faust (Great "heavy" classical show, if not quite as spellbinding as those above) 2004 - Apasionada 874 (Very well performed, but felt kind of like a rehash of '03 in many ways) 2007 - On Air (Great first half show, kind of drags to me in second half - again, very well performed, though) 2001 - Virtuoso (Good, if not overwhelming, program, with great peaks and valleys throughout.) 2000 - The Masters of Mystique (Opposite of 2007 - slow 1st half, awesome ending!) 2002 - Heroic Sketches (sorry - this one felt tired and retreaded to me - left me flat except for the very end, which to be fair, was excelllllllent!) Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
festive Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 Based on my own random criteria: 1. 2007 2. 2008 3. 2003 4. 2004 5. 2006 6. 2002 7. 2000 8. 2005 9. 2001 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huntington Mallets Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 1. 2005 2. 2003 3. 2007 4. 2008 5. 2006 6. 2002 7. 2004 8. 2001 9. 2000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pags Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 1. 2003- 5 years later and this still gets a monumental amount of play. 2. 2005 3. 2006- To me, this was the original "Spartacus" show, with a better enacted story 4. 2008- I'm putting this one up there for the level of performance which cannot be denied, but honestly I feel that this one is achieving its status more on the basis of the fact that it led to Phantom's first outright championship 5. 2007 6. 2004 7. 2002 8. 2001 9. 2000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocketman Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 2006 - Emotional roller coaster 2003 - I wasn't going to DCI until I saw this show in So. Cal (Yeah, rough performance but great arranging and emotion) 2008 - Saw it in So Cal, but simply refused to go to Indy 2005 - Just for a change of pace 2004 - Yet another change of pace 2007 - Sorry, this show didn't work for me for whatever reason. Can't comment on the rest because they are a blur of beige. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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