skywhopper Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 Yes, the G7 shows are all excellent this year, as usual, and it's fun to speculate on who's going to win and watch the scores shuffle around day to day and pick apart the exact reasons why one corps is scoring better than another. But one of my favorite parts of a new drum corps season is being impressed with, or surprised by, a lower-level corps that I didn't expect to enjoy quite so much. I'll start with Teal Sound. When they marched out, I did not expect to enjoy it. Last year's show really turned me off, and seeing the guitars come out again was a major bummer. But the opener was awesome. The drill was impressive, the playing was tight, and the guitar was actually well-blended into the arrangement to the point that I enjoyed it being there despite myself. The rest of the show got sloppy (to be fair, this was the Normal show, probably was their first), and the guitar crept in more and more and they lost me. But that opener, wow! Obviously Madison is on a roll this year. Great drill, great music, great arrangement, great guard, great soloists, and the audience loves it. But everyone pays attention to Madison... But I have to say, the show I most enjoy watching and listening to this year is Blue Stars. WOW! I have appreciated their talent in recent years but the shows (eg, Factory, Tour de France) didn't really do it for me. But Houdini... the music couldn't be better--amazing arrangements of Glass and Adams: I don't think Adams has been done better in DCI (I had high hopes for the Cavs show last year but they barely made use of the Adams material) and I don't think this particular piece from Nixon in China has been done before (correct me if I'm wrong, I'd love to hear other versions). I love love love the thematic guard work. But the mellos, OHMYGOD THE MELLOS. They are just incredible, and the arrangement shows them off to perfection. Thank you, Blue Stars! I'm now a major fan! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAC oboist Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 Speaking of mellos, my favorite non-G7 show of all time is Star '90. Would they have gone G7? Or did they in '94? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUARDLING Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 HMMMMM non G7 BK..i think for the 1st time ever...yeahhhhhh BK Madison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrumpetJ Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 HMMMMM non G7BK..i think for the 1st time ever...yeahhhhhh BK Madison. This. I watched the VOD from Minnesota and for the first time ever, I was entertained start to finish by a BK show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BozzlyB Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 Fav non G-7 shows this year. Blue Stars Madison BK Boston Two of the G-7 shows do it for me this year, Coats and Cavies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zachariaswmb Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 Southwind 2000, hands down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OICMR corps Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 Madison then BK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRASSO Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 (edited) Boston Crusaders ( just added new closer this week ) Madison Scouts Blue Knights Blue Stars Glassmen There are a few others too that I havn't heard yet that could be added to this list too. Edited July 22, 2010 by BRASSO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
general_tsos_chicken2 Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 blue stars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cajal Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 Loved CC's stormworks in 95, Bluecoats 88-91... Oh wait, you mean 'non-g7' corps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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