BigBadMadMan Posted December 13, 2010 Posted December 13, 2010 So is this a tie-in to last year...since they were "building" the NY skyscrapers as they rebuilt the brand? Just seems curious. Interested to see where this goes. Quote
vferrera Posted December 13, 2010 Posted December 13, 2010 Excellent choice, especially considering that 2011 is the 10th anniversary of 9/11. As I recall, the rest of the Scouts 77 show was their unique take on WSS, including a stirring rendition of Somewhere. 1 Quote
warsawstory Posted December 13, 2010 Posted December 13, 2010 If it is true that the Scouts might borrow a tune, I vote for Legend of the One-eyed Sailor. What's your choice for a borrowed tune? Quote
wvu80 Posted December 13, 2010 Posted December 13, 2010 (edited) If it is true that the Scouts might borrow a tune, I vote for Legend of the One-eyed Sailor. Blasphemy! What's your choice for a borrowed tune? [/quote Harlerm Notcturne. Bridgemen, 1978. Edited December 13, 2010 by wvu80 Quote
Jeff Ream Posted December 13, 2010 Posted December 13, 2010 So is this a tie-in to last year...since they were "building" the NY skyscrapers as they rebuilt the brand? Just seems curious. Interested to see where this goes. hmmm a sequel. Where's that quote from one of the Scream movies about sequels? Quote
BozzlyB Posted December 13, 2010 Posted December 13, 2010 I don't get it. What do you mean by this? I think he means the musical selection is "Scouty", if you will. Not a big fan of the music, but I agree the Scouts have a good shot at making it work very well on the field, and I would guess those who liked the increased entertainment factor from Madison last year will be in for more of the same. 1 Quote
Scerpella Posted December 13, 2010 Posted December 13, 2010 New York, New York from On the Town was the Scout's opener in 1977. Yep. Bridgemen played it as well although not as their opener. Quote
Scerpella Posted December 13, 2010 Posted December 13, 2010 (edited) New York New York, is a master work for Bernstein... Not a great choice for most drum corps... But a perfect choice for the Madison Scouts to perform. New York, New York was chosen in 1977 to keep up the momentum of Rhapsody and Slaughter from 75 and 76. They were similar tunes with the same grand kind of broadway theme. I recall show coordinator Dave Richards and Scott Stewart talking about the NY Skyliners when they announced it. So its not all that surprising to me that once again NY, NY follows Slaughter and RIB. The problem in 1977 was a huge exodus of veterans following the troubled 2 show 1976 (many of whom came back in 1978) The large amount of rookie hornplayers acquitted themselves well but the icing on the top (3-4 upper part lead sops) was missing. It WAS a great show beating everyone at least once in 77 except the the juggernaut Blue Devils. I still beleive the drumline in 77 compares favorably to many today. 2nd at DCI that year. This years Scouts will build on a great 2010 with an equally great group. I look forward to seeing this production. The remaining part of the 77 show was all from Kenton's West Side Story. Considering 2005 I doubt they would reprise any of WSS. Edited December 13, 2010 by Scerpella Quote
Michael Boo Posted December 13, 2010 Posted December 13, 2010 *sigh* Back to the same argument as last year... every show doesn't need a theme/title!! I'm still waiting for some corps to perform, "'The Bell Jar' Meets 'Atlas Shrugged': Illusions of Archeological Reality." 1 Quote
BozzlyB Posted December 14, 2010 Posted December 14, 2010 I'm still waiting for some corps to perform, "'The Bell Jar' Meets 'Atlas Shrugged': Illusions of Archeological Reality." LOL, would love to see the corresponding musical selections for this! (can he resist?) Quote
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