fsubone Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 Honestly, I thought the only night that was even remotely close was prelims. Paul Mcgarr was the only judge that had enough guts to put them were they belonged. Make no mistake about it, that horn line was awful. IMO they were lucky to finish in the top 12, and that is not based solely on volume. There were numerous groups that played more together and with better sounds than SCV did. Personal opinion, I guess. I thought they did pretty well, and showed massive improvement from the start of the season to the end. When I listen to them on the APDs through the season, it's a whole different horn line. And I thought 8th was a better place for them than 11th, but again, just me. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corbin Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 Honestly, I thought the only night that was even remotely close was prelims. Paul Mcgarr was the only judge that had enough guts to put them were they belonged. Make no mistake about it, that horn line was awful. IMO they were lucky to finish in the top 12, and that is not based solely on volume. There were numerous groups that played more together and with better sounds than SCV did. AMEN!!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrillmanSop06 Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 Honestly, I thought the only night that was even remotely close was prelims. Paul Mcgarr was the only judge that had enough guts to put them were they belonged. Make no mistake about it, that horn line was awful. IMO they were lucky to finish in the top 12, and that is not based solely on volume. There were numerous groups that played more together and with better sounds than SCV did. There aren't any finalist hornlines I'd remotely qualify as "awful." Seriously? 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roosevelt Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 There aren't any finalist hornlines I'd remotely qualify as "awful." Seriously? Yes. Seriously. They were that bad. They were bad up close and they were bad from the stands. I heard them play "Clowns" in the lot and was appalled. I goes my point is that they should not have even been a finalist level hornline. There were a number of groups that played better than them that did not make the Saturday night show. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjeffeory Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 Yes. Seriously. They were that bad. They were bad up close and they were bad from the stands. I heard them play "Clowns" in the lot and was appalled. I goes my point is that they should not have even been a finalist level hornline. There were a number of groups that played better than them that did not make the Saturday night show. See... Here you've gone and insulted not only SCV's hornline, but every hornline that score below them. They're all "awful", "baneful" monstrosities... PUH LESE... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roosevelt Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 See... Here you've gone and insulted not only SCV's hornline, but every hornline that score below them. They're all "awful", "baneful" monstrosities... PUH LESE... No. Sorry, I must have been unclear. What I meant was there were plenty of hornlines that finished below them that sounded better in my opinion. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrillmanSop06 Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 (edited) No. Sorry, I must have been unclear. What I meant was there were plenty of hornlines that finished below them that sounded better in my opinion. What colorful adjectives might you use to describe these hornlines: Pioneer Jersey Surf Troopers Colts Academy Pacific Crest Mandarins You've made the cardinal mistake that many DCPers accuse judges of making! If SCV's hornline is your "awful," you now have the last place hornline at "Should never have been born." Edited September 5, 2011 by DrillmanSop06 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldskl3rings Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 No. Sorry, I must have been unclear. What I meant was there were plenty of hornlines that finished below them that sounded better in my opinion. Please enlighten me on your on your expertise to validate your opinion. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralTsoChicken Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 What colorful adjectives might you use to describe these hornlines: Troopers Academy Better. Better than SCV. To my extremely untrained ears. (8 years of drum corps and a terminal degree in music from a decent institution) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POSITIVenrgy Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 Better. Better than SCV. To my extremely untrained ears. (8 years of drum corps and a terminal degree in music from a decent institution) Well, I am no expert, (a true understatement), but I have a question........ if Troopers/Academy played SCV's show music while executing their drill, would they be better hornlines than if SCV played and marched their shows? IMHO, this is where such arguments fall short. Apples to oranges, etc, But, I don't really know..... just wondering. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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