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1973 was the year The Cavaliers played Pinball Wizard; way before the Devils.

And 1974.

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i think everyone has played battle hymn of the republic... and the Troopers have played it more than any other corps in their show repertoire.

Here is a run down of the corps who have played battle hymn of the republic, that are currently active DCI competing units:

Blue Knights (1976)

Blues Stars (1973)

Boston Crusaders (1970,1971)

Cadets (1969)

Cascades (1970)

Cavaliers (1959-1966,1969) 9 times

Colts (1973)

Madison Scouts (1954-1956, 1973) 4 times

Troopers (1960-1974, 1981-1984, 1986, 1993) 21 times

Here are the DCI corps that competed at one point in DCI, but are no longer an active drum corps:

Bridgemen (1972)

Skyriders (1971)

and there are several other corps, both junior and senior corps who play this very stock tune, so calling it one corps' identity isn't completely accurate.. especially when it isn't even the corps you chose to represent that song with their identity

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Thought this would be a fun diversion from all the serious discussion about corps identities; but with only a few participants apparently I was wrong.

Correct answers:

a) Phantom Regiment (The classical corps?)

b) The Cavaliers (The innovative corps?)

c) Blue Devils (The big jazz corps?)

d) The Cadets (The push the envelope corps?)

e) Santa Clara Vanguard (The Rolls Royce of DCI?)

f) Madison Scouts (the loud in your face jazz corps?)

agree e is Santa Clara, but the year they played 'Almost There' they were still the Sunnyvale Sparks. They changed to SCV the next year.

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agree e is Santa Clara, but the year they played 'Almost There' they were still the Sunnyvale Sparks. They changed to SCV the next year.

Thank you for pointing out that fact. Not only have they changed identities over the years, they have also changed names, and even moved from their first home, hmm.... sounds like a corps' identity can morph over the years into something completely different. Since that is the case, and always been the case, why the current concern over corps' losing their identies?

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How about a particular song that retains their identity

Cavs ---Rainbow

Scouts ------walk Alone

Garfield--- Holy Name

Coats----Leaves

SCV---Clowns

etc etc

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Thank you for pointing out that fact. Not only have they changed identities over the years, they have also changed names, and even moved from their first home, hmm.... sounds like a corps' identity can morph over the years into something completely different. Since that is the case, and always been the case, why the current concern over corps' losing their identies?

People ( Some ) on DCP dont get the fact that without change their isnt growth. Not that old was bad or new is better but change stirrs things up should be welcome even if it evolves back to where you start (in a new way of course.)

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How about a particular song that retains their identity

Cavs ---Rainbow

Scouts ------walk Alone

Garfield--- Holy Name

Coats----Leaves

SCV---Clowns

etc etc

Most of us on this site are "in the know" about a corp's history; at least the more, um, aged among us :) And on the member and alumni level I can see these songs as having a family (ie internal) identity of connection; and it does serve as a corps' song like an alma matter does at a university. However, how many in the typical paying audience that is not "in the know" about Regiment's internal identity realizes that connection when Regiment plays Elsa's as opposed to when they play the Cannon?

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Thank you for pointing out that fact. Not only have they changed identities over the years, they have also changed names, and even moved from their first home, hmm.... sounds like a corps' identity can morph over the years into something completely different. Since that is the case, and always been the case, why the current concern over corps' losing their identies?

When they (SCV) changed (68 or 69) they were not yet famous. That happened in 1970 in Racine (or was it Milwaukee?)

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i think everyone has played battle hymn of the republic... and the Troopers have played it more than any other corps in their show repertoire.

Here is a run down of the corps who have played battle hymn of the republic, that are currently active DCI competing units:

Blue Knights (1976)

Blues Stars (1973)

Boston Crusaders (1970,1971)

Cadets (1969)

Cascades (1970)

Cavaliers (1959-1966,1969) 9 times

Colts (1973)

Madison Scouts (1954-1956, 1973) 4 times

Troopers (1960-1974, 1981-1984, 1986, 1993) 21 times

Here are the DCI corps that competed at one point in DCI, but are no longer an active drum corps:

Bridgemen (1972)

Skyriders (1971)

and there are several other corps, both junior and senior corps who play this very stock tune, so calling it one corps' identity isn't completely accurate.. especially when it isn't even the corps you chose to represent that song with their identity

So, a little birdie is sayin there has been discussion of bringing back brass en mass at retreat for finals this year and Battle Hymn is the music of choice. Or so the birdie says. If the birdie is right, more will get to play this classic.

Gotta love little birdies.

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