The Most Influential Drum Corps Show In History

[bobby burke]

With all due respect...The topic fails to mention any Senior corps for the most influencial show.IMO the 1960 SKYLINERS paved the way for modern Drum Corps to come out of the "Strict" military mode that was present up until that time.With the benefit of Hy Drietzer's great arrangements Drum Corps was taken from very the straight laced books of that era to modern jazz being heard on the competition field.Eric Perillou on drums,Carmen Cluna on drill were innovators very early on.While still within the old frame work of squads and straight lines I think credit should be given to the early forward thinking and talent of the participants in that show. The Devils,VK,Bridgemen,all can trace their roots back to that great corps,or we would still maybe be hearing military marches being played by modern horn lines.Each era has it's own break out points..with some exceptions, early on, the debut of NY at the Preview Of Champions in 1960 ushered in the new age of music to Drum and Bugle Corps.

[JFitz19]

With all due respect...The topic fails to mention any Senior corps for the most influencial show.IMO the 1960 SKYLINERS paved the way for modern Drum Corps to come out of the "Strict" military mode that was present up until that time.With the benefit of Hy Drietzer's great arrangements Drum Corps was taken from very the straight laced books of that era to modern jazz being heard on the competition field.Eric Perillou on drums,Carmen Cluna on drill were innovators very early on.While still within the old frame work of squads and straight lines I think credit should be given to the early forward thinking and talent of the participants in that show. The Devils,VK,Bridgemen,all can trace their roots back to that great corps,or we would still maybe be hearing military marches being played by modern horn lines.Each era has it's own break out points..with some exceptions, early on, the debut of NY at the Preview Of Champions in 1960 ushered in the new age of music to Drum and Bugle Corps.

Point well taken! If you haven't heard that old Fleetwood Record of the 1960 Skyliners, you should check it out. Still one of the best and most entertaining horn books of all time. And every song with a NY theme!

[stockman365]

There have been many influential shows over the years, and it is incredibly hard to pick out the MOST influential. The 2000 Cavaliers started the era of drill dominating the overall show design. Many corps were struck with playing catch up during that time of Cavalier dominance.