FHdork Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 Yes...it seems they're celebrating man-ness...so the center production number will feature the entire corps, accompanied by their pianist, in a rousing rendition of that great hit from 'Monty Python's The Meaning of Life: Isn't it wonderful to have a #####" Everyone...sing-a-long now! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bawker Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 More shows that had the audience impact of "Mad World." Less guitar riffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeN Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 Strangely, I thought the guitar riffs were great, though the tubas actually managed to sound weak next to them - not as much "oomph" as the guitars. Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bawker Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 Strangely, I thought the guitar riffs were great, though the tubas actually managed to sound weak next to them - not as much "oomph" as the guitars. Mike Well, I suppose the beauty of that show is there's something for everyone. To me, it came off as throwing a cheese-covered bone to the high school "OMG CAVIEZ!" crowd, much like the 2002 drum break. A bit of an eye-roll moment for me, but, then again, I tend to be a bit cynical about stuff. "Smile" makes up for it, anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranintothedoor Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 Xtraordinary Could you also read the full title as Extraordinary Man/Men? Not just Extraordinary. its like one of those puzzles you read as a kid like: Head Heels it reads as head over heels. get it I dont know just a thought. Oo! I get it! Maybe it'll all be music from the movie "League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" and they have Sean Connery lined up to MC the TOC events! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Boo Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 Well, I suppose the beauty of that show is there's something for everyone. To me, it came off as throwing a cheese-covered bone to the high school "OMG CAVIEZ!" crowd, much like the 2002 drum break. A bit of an eye-roll moment for me, but, then again, I tend to be a bit cynical about stuff. "Smile" makes up for it, anyway. Well, we keep hearing how drum corps don't cater to the audience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bawker Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 Well, we keep hearing how drum corps don't cater to the audience. We sure do. Personal preference is a funny thing, isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeN Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 B - Sorry to drag the thread OT for a bit, but in defense of Fight Club, that sequence was the 3rd drum break in the song. The only reason I'm focused on this is I recently <finally!> learned the sheet music. The first drum break was very much a modern DCI break - flam-drags, stick crosses and off-speed (five-let) passages, followed by a tenor break that emphasized scrape and crossover movement. The second drum break is after the brass come back in with their screamy little passage, and is a pure old school drum break - triplets with backsticking, drum to drum and snare crossovers. The twist they throw in are the 16th note rolls, which snap it back to a "square" beat from a triplet one, back and forth. Then of course, the Fight Club sequence, which is really the Everything and the Kitchen Sink, as far as the drum writing was concerned. I know that's a lot more in-depth than we were talking, but I wanted to make the point that as far as the arranging goes, there was method to the madness, and while it was indeed more a vehicle to get the crowd up and jumping than displaying technical chops, they had already established that in the music at that point. Sorry for the aside - back to the regular topic now. I can't wait to see their '11 show... Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bawker Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 I stand (or sit) corrected, Mike, although I suppose that lick still stands out the most to me. This is what I get for not being a percussionist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hook'emCavies Posted April 27, 2011 Author Share Posted April 27, 2011 You know recently I was looking at some pictures of the camps and what not, I noticed that they are marching 10 snares this year. when was the last time they marched 10 snares?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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