unknown_marcher Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 (edited) ***************Ok, so before I say anything....this is MY HONEST OPINION.....love me or hate me.*************** I thought all of the A corps did a wonderful job grabbing the audience. May I add that the White Sabers show is really nice and the guard uniforms definitely *POP*. Grennie's drumline is pretty smoking this year!! I'm seeing them winning the A class Percussion caption. The one corps that shocked me the most was The Crusaders. Honestly...after all the bashing that's been going on....HAVE YOU SEEN THEM?!?!?!?! Yes, they're small...but WHAT A SOUND!!!!! I thought the ballad was so silky smooth and not going to lie.....I liked their ballad more then anyone else there. The move at the end of the show is a nice touch and I could tell by a lot of the members' faces that it was a great show! There were a few horn players that were crying and had huge smiles on their faces when the audience members threw themselves up!!! When scores were announced I was actually shocked because I thought they would've been MUCH higher! I know they've been at the bottom of the barrell but THE CRUSADERS ARE NOT DONE YET!!!!!! You will be seeing them on the field at Finals! The Statesmen were next and their show is definitely a patriotic one! One thing that I don't understand is why do you have to have a sign on the podium? For those sitting near the bottom of the stadium it's hard to see some of the marchers! Anyways I love Aaron Copland so the entire beginning I just LOVED! Throughout the show I noticed a bunch of the marchers' horns "bouncing" which threw me off a bit. Statesmen's guard is amazing to watch and they're so young looking!! The one girl that does a few of the solos should definitely do DCI cause she would get in!!! The mellophone solo during the ballad was divine!!!! I'm a sucker for anyone who can play Amazing Grace with such.....well grace! Not a fan of Bugle Boy, but boy does the guard know how to sell it! Overall, I enjoy Statesmen's show....not a fan of the random Cadets 2002 moment...but they're definitely in the Top 5!! Ohhhhhhhh The Brigadiers. I find it so awkward that after 2yrs of The Crusaders doing Pictures and succeeding that all of a sudden Brigs does it. Anyways.....I think the tubas on the grown in the beginning of the show is cute....but may I ask why are they on the ground? I didn't get to see much of their show because the Mrs. was calling!! The mellophone sound is pretty awesome...I heard that one of the mellophone players just came back from Crown. Whoever you are...PROPS TO YOU!!! I could never have gone from DCI straight into DCA. The drumline has a nice solid sound. When I got back into the stands....their show was over. From what I heard I think Brigs are in the spot they need to be in for Prelims/Finals weekend! Edited August 26, 2009 by unknown_marcher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cone256 Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 Anyways.....I think the tubas on the grown in the beginning of the show is cute....but may I ask why are they on the ground? We lay on the ground in the beginning of the show, to foreshadow the laying down in the ballad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlbionNY Drum Line Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 We lay on the ground in the beginning of the show, to foreshadow the laying down in the ballad. Now I think the next logical question would be.. Why lay on the ground during the ballad? Which of course would lead to... Why NOT lay on the ground during the ballad? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cone256 Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 (edited) Now I think the next logical question would be..Why lay on the ground during the ballad? Which of course would lead to... Why NOT lay on the ground during the ballad? Very true haha. Rick Morey is a creative genius and knew we could still play well even when laying on the ground. Now that we are getting credit for it, some have followed suit. I believe the Bucs are now doing something similar? Correct me if I'm wrong, since I haven't seen them since they added this. Edited August 27, 2009 by cone256 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TenorsForWorldDomination Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 Grennie's drumline is pretty smoking this year!! I'm seeing them winning the A class Percussion caption. They are #### good all across the board. They should be scoring a lot higher and should be ahead of more percussion sections in the standings. I guess with the scores in Norwich they must have had an off night. Guarantee they will make that HUGE push for prelims, which we were always known to do. Who else constantly jumps 3 to 5 points from the last regular season show to prelims? Or jumps up 2 spots in the rankings? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrassMan09 Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 Very true haha. Rick Morey is a creative genius and knew we could still play well even when laying on the ground. Now that we are getting credit for it, some have followed suit. I believe the Bucs are now doing something similar? Correct me if I'm wrong, since I haven't seen them since they added this. I have seen Bucs a few times this summer (Wildwood and Scranton) and as far as I can remember they do not lay down anywhere in their show. They do a lot of dance work in Simple Song and it looks like it has been in since Wildwood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jware Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 Very true haha. Rick Morey is a creative genius and knew we could still play well even when laying on the ground. Now that we are getting credit for it, some have followed suit. I believe the Bucs are now doing something similar? Correct me if I'm wrong, since I haven't seen them since they added this. Nope, not us. Except....well.....when Dominic falls and lays on the field belly-up like an upside-down lady bug. All you can see for a few seconds is tuba and legs! Jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brigscontrachik05 Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 Ohhhhhhhh The Brigadiers. I find it so awkward that after 2yrs of The Crusaders doing Pictures and succeeding that all of a sudden Brigs does it. Anyways.....I think the tubas on the grown in the beginning of the show is cute....but may I ask why are they on the ground? I didn't get to see much of their show because the Mrs. was calling!! The mellophone sound is pretty awesome...I heard that one of the mellophone players just came back from Crown. Whoever you are...PROPS TO YOU!!! I could never have gone from DCI straight into DCA. The drumline has a nice solid sound. When I got back into the stands....their show was over. From what I heard I think Brigs are in the spot they need to be in for Prelims/Finals weekend! What do you mean by pictures? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cone256 Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 What do you mean by pictures? As in "Pictures at an Exhibition". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yeahokay Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 Ohhhhhhhh The Brigadiers. I find it so awkward that after 2yrs of The Crusaders doing Pictures and succeeding that all of a sudden Brigs does it. I wouldn't call 10th place out of 12 in the entire class successful, but then again I usually try to set a high bar for myself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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