Most Entertaining Ranking of top 12

[fsubone]

Cavaliers- love this show as a whole

Madison Scouts- wow. The Madison Scouts really brought it this year

Bluecoats- This show is what's cool about new technology and innovation

SCV- I'm a Bartok fan, and and SCV fan, so this works for me

Phantom Regiment- for the entrance and back two minutes or so

Blue Devils- it's entertaining in a different way

Cadets- little cheesy, but I like what they're doing

Blue Knights- wow, Blue Knights have really grabbed me and made me a fan

Carolina Crown- Only because of Mahler, Danzon, and The Promise of Living

Blue Stars- the mello section is entertaining, not too much besides that

Boston Crusaders- eh, it's kind of there

Glassmen- still not entertained. Step down form last year's show, which I did enjoy

[wesleyrp]

Assuming the top 12 stays in tact through Finals (fairly safe bet) I'd say:

1) Cadets- Most I've been entertained and liked the Cadets since the early 2000's.

2) Crown- Best Hornline I've ever heard.

3) Cavaliers- Surprise of the year with all the changes

4) Blue Knights- Best BK hornline I've ever heard- GREAT SHOW!!

5) Bluecoats- An all around in your face experience.

6) Madison- Looking more and more like Madmen of old!

7) Blue Stars- Love the corps, the show is bit underwhelming- Mello heaven!

8) Phantom- Ditto from above- a bit hokie, but what performers!

9) Boston- This one leaves me cold- Good music, but they didn't need the theme/throne.

10) Blue Devils- Visual Masterpiece! Musical Tradgedy!

11) SCV- Same as above- Visually awesome, musically meh!

12) Glassmen- Well, sold corps that looks to be solidly 12th. No real memorable moments in the show, very dry.

Top to bottom maybe oone of the best top 12 we've seen. But, If I were to make my own top 12 entertaining corps it would look like this:

1) Cadets

2) Crown

3) Cavies

4) Blue Knights

5) Bluecoats

6) Madison

7) Blue Stars

8) Phantom

9) Academy

10) Spirit

11) Boston

12) Blue Devils

Wes Perkins

BK '97 '98

[AmFlag61]

I'm really amazed! Having long considered DCP as the Blue Devils "unofficial" web site, the obvious dislike of the BD mirror mess is mind blowing! Although perpetually biased for the Green Machine, here's how I (and the crowds) see things;

1 Madison

2 Cavaliers

3 Phantom Regiment

For the rest it pretty much depends on the individuals affiliation - except for....

20 Blue Devils "Mirror Mess". Hey Concord! Get back to what made you 1 of the greatest ever! No more Chairs or Mirrors, just the drill & music you excel at!

[Wadep66]

1. Cadets

2. Cavaliers

3. Madison Scouts

4. Phantom Regiment

5. Bluecoats

6. Boston

7. Carolina Crown

8 Blue Stars

9 Blue Knights

10 SCV

11 Glassmen

12 BD

[N.E. Brigand]

...here's how I (and the crowds) see things:

1 Madison

2 Cavaliers

3 Phantom

I thought the audience on Friday at Allentown gave a bigger response to Crown than to the Cavs.

[wilme861]

Well I got bored tonight and figured why not, so here are some fast stats for you so far:

Overall average:

1. Madison Scouts			  3.44
2. Cavaliers				   4.00
3. Phantom Regiment			4.75
4. Cadets					  4.80
5. Bluecoats				   4.83
6. Carolina Crown			  5.27
7. Blue Knights				7.10
8. Blue Stars				  7.13
9. Blue Devils				 8.00
9. Boston Crusaders			8.00
11. Santa Clara Vanguard	   8.87
12. Glassmen				   11.11

Corps receiving at least one number 1 vote:

Blue Devils

Bluecoats

Cadets

Carolina Crown

Cavaliers

Madison Scouts

Madison has been voted number one on a whopping 14 ballots so far. Cavaliers have been chosen on 6, Crown has 4, and the rest all have 3 votes.

Corps receiving at least one number 12 vote:

Blue Devils

Bluecoats

Carolina Crown

Cavaliers

Glassmen

Madison Scouts

Santa Clara Vanguard

Glassmen have the dubious honor of getting the most last place votes with 15. SCV has 6, BD has 3, and the others have only 1.

Definitely interesting...

[Jerseyboy]

Bluecoats (Just don't dig the synths, and dislike the guy playing into the microphone, you have an instrument that is loud, if the other corps don't need to mic, neither do you.)

EDIT: Changed hate to dislike

Cavies have 3 so called screamers soloists. . Not strong enough and have to play into a mic. that's worse.

[liebot]

1. Carolina Crown

2. Blue Devils

3. Bluecoats

4. Blue Stars

5. Madison Scouts

6. Boston Crusaders

7. Madison Scouts

8. Cadets

9. Blue Knights

10. SCV

11. Phantom Regiment

12. Cavaliers

[tdmooring]

1. Bluecoats

2. Phantom

3. Cavaliers

4. Madison

5. Carolina Crown

6. Blue Stars

7. Blue Knights

8. Cadets

9. Boston Crusaders

10. SCV

11. Glassmen

12. Blue Devils

[SCV84]

1. SCV - favourite music of the year, but visual could be better

2. Madison Scouts - old school meets new school = awesome

3. Cavaliers - love the music, guard is sick insane

4. Crown - love their Brass line

5. Blue Stars - guard work in straight jackets... really?!!

6. Boston - cool intro

7. BK - great music

8. Glassmen - cool show

9. Phantom - okay

10. Cadets - more cheese please

11. Bluecoats - great synth players???

12. BD - Mirrors add a cool effect or two, but mostly = cluttered field with boring music...

Hmmm... maybe I shouldn't post after a night of tequila on the town in Indy...

O WTF ever...