BrassMember Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 (edited) (my first review) It was a fantastic night for drum corps! Not too hot when the show started and it cooled off more and more as the night went on. Four corps in competition... High Country Brass, Govies, Kilties and MBI. Ark Thunder was to attend but backed out last minute. I would say the stands were about 3/4 full, down from previous years it seems. Now to the review... High Country Brass: First off I just want to thank these guys for coming all this way, could not have been easy for a smaller corps! Hippy themed show which was sold by the colorguard and pit who were wearing tie dye clothes and other hippy styles. Overall HCB was alright, they were pretty clean overall but could use some work. The CG work was rather simple and could use a lot more difficulty. I am not a drumline guy so I wont say much but I did notice not all DL members were holding their sticks the same when not playing. Hornline has some talented players in it which was showcased by.... A LOT of solos. However, when the soloists played, the rest of the hornline was playing too and totally covered up the solo. Dynamically the HL didnt change much...seemed to be a one dynamic show. Again, thanks you HCB for coming this far to perform! I hope this corps grows and adds more difficulty and emotion in the future! Govenaires: FANTASTIC. This is such a fun show to watch. Lots of laughter from the crowd. The guard sells the vegas theme so well, especially in the closer. John Mayer is well... John Mayer! Hornline is solid, there is 1 lead trumpet who carries the show, great but I wish it was a little more balanced (tuba duet(s) = favorite part of show). I noticed one hole but it the member was on the sidelines in uni, jumping in and out of the parts he knew. Even he was standing on the sidelines jamming out to the show! Great show Govies, good luck in NY! Kilties: Oh how I wish they would do away with the kilts! Yet I get that its their history so I understand. I love how they enter the field, straight line from goal line to the 50. Ill be honest and say I did not pay too much attention to the guard in this show, sorry. Hornline...love the Gs. But tuning seemed to be an issue at some points in the show. Great trumpet solo. Visually the corps needs work. Mostly with slides, upper bodies got rather...squished with a lot of the members. Also if someone can clarify, have the Kilties ever had a female head DM before? Good job Kilties, keep working! Minnesota Brass: OK Ill try not to be too bias with this one I LOVE the theme for this show and the intro with the ship sets the mood right away. They are marching a few holes at the moment but from what I hear they are all accounted for. Looking at the music rep for this show makes you think but they make it work. Drumline is rather good, found myself watching them a lot and Im not a DL kind of guy. CG really seems to be coming along nicely and really sell the show. Hornline is powerful and seems to be working hard to defend their title. With all that being said, they do need work with the visual. There seems to be more body work than past years and timing with said work varies between members. There were also a few rather obvious mental errors a few times (all corps did have a few of these). If they continue to clean the visual in the show it has a great shot for the title IMHO. Great show MBI! Minne Brass played while scores were being tabulated but Im not going to write a review for that. SCORES: 1.Minnesota Brass 93.10 2.Govenaires 84.55 3.Kilties 78.90 4.High Country Brass 69.70 Encore: MBI (These thought are my own and not my corps) Edited August 21, 2011 by BrassMember Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galen Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 If we got rid of the kilts, they'd have to call us something else, now wouldn't they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigW Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 Indeed. It's the same as saying the Cabs need to ditch the somberos, white blouses, and kick pleats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairbear Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 (edited) In these days of "cookie cutter" uniforms, it's good to know that the Bridgemen still wear their yellow coats, the Cabs are eternally cool and the Kilties will never wear black bibs. Edited August 21, 2011 by hairbear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Matczak Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 Indeed. It's the same as saying the Cabs need to ditch the somberos, white blouses, and kick pleats. OT sorta,..............Cabs hats really are not sombreros are they?,............what is the real term for this style of hat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozarkbugler Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 If we got rid of the kilts, they'd have to call us something else, now wouldn't they? Yeah, hoping that we never have a corps from Racine called The TRUEists (without kilts). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeDz Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 (edited) OT sorta,..............Cabs hats really are not sombreros are they?,............what is the real term for this style of hat? Yes, they are...... "Sombrero" in Spanish, means hat (shade)..... in DCA, EVERYONE, save for Renegades and Empire Statesmen, wear sombreros. Just like "cowboy" hat, it is generic. In English, when we say sombrero we have an image of the very wide Mexican hat that is more like the sombreros worn by The Matadors. I love The Cavaliers' and Phantom Regiment's sombreros........ "Rump" also has two meanings, as in "The bari at the end of the pinwheel better move his rump faster during the RUMPS." Joe Dz in NJ Edited August 21, 2011 by JoeDz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrassMember Posted August 21, 2011 Author Share Posted August 21, 2011 (edited) I knew I would get an ear full about saying that. I do think its cool they have them, I really do. However I tend to pay most attention to visual and on the competitive side of things, I think their visual score would go up if they have black pants (they could keep the jackets they have now). Edited August 21, 2011 by BrassMember 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigW Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 (edited) I knew I would get an ear full about saying that. I do think its cool they have them, I really do. However I tend to pay most attention to visual and on the competitive side of things, I think their visual score would go up if they have black pants (they could keep the jackets they have now). I knew that's why you mentioned that issue. Sometimes if the kilts don't away together and the body angles aren;t exactly right, it creates an impression of error, even when there isn't an error by the performer. The same with capes. You need to find a video of Governor Livingston High School out of New Jersey, who perform and compete very successfully wearing kilts and use them to their advantage, and move beautifully. It can be done. I've seen it. It takes very aware visual design and likely a a lot of intense work from the visual staff that understands the physics of how the kilts move in different directions. I haven't seen the Kilts myself, even BITD except on the DCI boadcasts- so I don't know what the situation is there. Edited August 21, 2011 by BigW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigW Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 Yes, they are...... "Sombrero" in Spanish, means hat (shade)..... in DCA, EVERYONE, save for Renegades and Empire Statesmen, wear sombreros. Just like "cowboy" hat, it is generic. In English, when we say sombrero we have an image of the very wide Mexican hat that is more like the sombreros worn by The Matadors. I love The Cavaliers' and Phantom Regiment's sombreros........ "Rump" also has two meanings, as in "The bari at the end of the pinwheel better move his rump faster during the RUMPS." Joe Dz in NJ Thank you, Joe. Around 1979, one of the Cabs explained this to a few of us at Westshore using the almost identical words. Maybe it was you? He also told us back at that time it was considered bad luck in the Cabs for a lady to wear one of their sombreros! Things have changed!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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