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Obviously not the best of all time or anything but my personal favorite is Colts 96 - Magnificat. I was flipping channels one day and landed on the PBS DCI broadcast. I was a marching band geek at that point, but was only vaguely aware that drum corps existed and had never really seen it before. Anyway, the show starts with loud timpani statement and them BAM, sops come in with a loud, high fanfare that no horns in any high school band I knew of could have dreamed of pulling off. I was blown away and totally hooked.

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1980 Spirit of Atlanta

1989 SCV

1992 SCV

1995 Madison

1999 BD

2004 BD

2005 Cavaliers

2006 Cavaliers

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'88 Santa Clara

'86 Santa Clara

'82 Madison

'82 Regiment

'78 Kilts

'77 Blue Stars

'77 Regiment

'74 Kilts

Old guys, you know what I am talking about. Kids, go back and listen. :thumbup:

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Surprised it hasn't been metntioned, but PR 08 was in your face classic brass.

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99 Vanguard

02 Regiment

01 Scouts

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No one's mentioned 99 SCV? I must not understand the question...

Yes! '99 SCV

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Another vote for 1990 Star. Water fills my eyes and the hairs stand up on my arms--every time and after all these years.

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surprised some of the older vets on here havn't yet mentioned Jeff Kievit, legendary sop soloist for Hawthorne Muchachos, ( and professional concert tour trumpet player today) in opening statement for the Muchachos in '74, 75. If that didn't set the tone that this Corps came to play, and got the fans attention right from the getgo, then I don't know what does.

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