jamesjones0611 Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 Crown 05, 07, 08. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommytimp Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 Goin' Home, Regiment 89. Whoo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perry S Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 (edited) I never started it's own thread like this but I have said on this forum before that 93 Phantom was my #1 favorite ballad and #2 favorite show of all time! That 93 Phantom Corps truly was Ph*q*** by the Judges. IMHO! Edited October 6, 2009 by Perry S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachdude Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 Crossmen 2004-Both Sides Now...Only time I've ever seen people in the stands cry from a ballad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schickmeister Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 Goin' Home, Regiment 89. Whoo. minus the ride cymbals of course....yucko Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
contrajedi8 Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 Goin' Home, Regiment 89. Whoo. sans ride cymbal. but otherwise, agreed. the descending baritone solo at the end makes me moist. Also, getting to know Mark Hourigan has given me a new-found appreciation for this show in general. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StickTrick Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 Someone has already said this, but Crossmen 04 was a fantastic ballad. Maybe not a Top 6 corps, but this ballad is a tear jerker. Fire of Eternal Glory is also a favorite :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glory Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 I thought the proper name for "Fire of Eternal Glory" was "Novorossisk Chimes." Whatever the name, it's No. 1 on my list of drum corps tunes - ballads or otherwise. It's also the start of what surely is the greatest three-year run of ballads ever: Fire, Claire de Lune and Variations on a Theme of Pagannini. I love Fire of Eternal Glory, but listen to the crowd roar as the guard frames the horns in Paganini in 1995; it's as much a gasp of ecstasy as it is applause. And for those of us who were there that night, those final plaintiff strains of Claire de Lune were aimed precisely at a resplendent moon - perfect. Still without diminishing my affection for Phantom 94 and 95, second place in the best ballad contest has to be Cadets 05. Dreamy and liquid, it was also forceful and majestic. It fit the program perfectly. More important, it was unforgettable, returning to my eyes and ears consistently that season and up to today. HH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corpsband Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 I'm a fan of 95 PR. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini is classic. Nobody does a ballad like Regiment. this! one of the most moving ballads of all time. goosebump city ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garfield Posted October 6, 2009 Author Share Posted October 6, 2009 (edited) I thought the proper name for "Fire of Eternal Glory" was "Novorossisk Chimes." Whatever the name, it's No. 1 on my list of drum corps tunes - ballads or otherwise. It's also the start of what surely is the greatest three-year run of ballads ever: Fire, Claire de Lune and Variations on a Theme of Pagannini. I love Fire of Eternal Glory, but listen to the crowd roar as the guard frames the horns in Paganini in 1995; it's as much a gasp of ecstasy as it is applause. And for those of us who were there that night, those final plaintiff strains of Claire de Lune were aimed precisely at a resplendent moon - perfect. Still without diminishing my affection for Phantom 94 and 95, second place in the best ballad contest has to be Cadets 05. Dreamy and liquid, it was also forceful and majestic. It fit the program perfectly. More important, it was unforgettable, returning to my eyes and ears consistently that season and up to today. HH It's also referred to Novorossisk Chimes (although a Russian immigrant friend of mine says the spelling is Novorossiik), but the common use is "Fire of...", even though this is wrong, too. It's "Flames of...". So I've listened to Crossmen '04 and can't say it moved me a fraction of '93 PR. And even though the '95 PR ballad was an outstanding arrangement, the bari soloist left me cold; he sounded flat through the whole thing and, when I closed my eyes, I pictured his sound being much more flowing legato than the way he played it. The sop solo at the end was fabulous, though. Love those split snares even though they didn't perform as expected. And those ride cymbals...I don't get it, what were they there for again? '93 PR Ballad is still numero uno on my Maggies. The only ballad of which I played full volume and was willing to blow the tweeter fuses. There's NOTHING like Maggies for listening to live music, expecially drum corps. Edited October 6, 2009 by garfield Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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