Mouthpiece1234 Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 I was facebook surfing and saw a posted video of Holy Name's 2009 Semifinals Performance and I was utterly amazed with the drill design. I'm sure all you DCI veterans have definitely heard The Cadets, Star of Indiana, Santa Clara Vanguard and The Cavaliers to be the leaders of visual innovation in the activity. However I felt that after 2007, The Cadets have been particularly leading another surge of visual amazement: shear elegance yet viciously aggressive with some extreme demand. After watching all of 2007, the end of 2008, and top to bottom of 2009: I feel as though the Cadets maybe redefining visual difficulty as an effect. What do you all think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NR_Ohiobando Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 I love Sacktig's writing; right now he's my favorite in DCI. A few years ago it was Phantom's writer, but since he left I gotta go with Sactkig. He's also got a wicked contra solo in the 1986 Cadets show Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
84BDsop Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 If you can catch the semis performance of 05...some of the stuff he was doing during the tenor feature before the drumspeak was sick sick sick... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rd_Star_Brigade Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 What do you all think? I completely agree. In fact, not only is he a great drill writer, but he is the most approachable drum corps staff member I've ever met. A great guy, all around. Thanks Jeff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamMan Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 I completely agree.In fact, not only is he a great drill writer, but he is the most approachable drum corps staff member I've ever met. A great guy, all around. Thanks Jeff! He's a real open-minded man. In the drum corps world, you have to be. Change 8 sets of drill by tonight? Done. No biggie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brassmeaway Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 not to take anything away from him but... does anybody else notice how much he recycles his stuff? when i watched the cadets ending this year (with no reason to hate on it) i just felt like i'd seen it all before... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mouthpiece1234 Posted August 14, 2009 Author Share Posted August 14, 2009 Well this year it was on purpose with the recycling to celebrate the Corps' history. Backwards Z-pull, Rotating Block, HNC, Garfield G, the same way the Company Front formed in 1984, the Big X from 2007, the star from 2005/06, the Hour Glass, and the Meshing Company Front Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thePerfectbuzz Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 not to take anything away from himbut... does anybody else notice how much he recycles his stuff? when i watched the cadets ending this year (with no reason to hate on it) i just felt like i'd seen it all before... cavies 2000 through 2006?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brassmeaway Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 yeah, i recognized those ... not quite what i was referring to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2000Cadet Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Loved marching his drill and even better to watch it. I don't know what goes on in the minds of some of these drill writers, but some of them are crazy with the stuff they write. Sometimes I think Jeff is trying to cause danger with the drill he writes (97 Cadets is a great example.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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