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Also one that prolly won't be mentioned, but for some reason pops into my mind as very entertaining was Academy 06. No not the level of those above, but still pretty darn cool.

Along those same lines is Magic 1994, and Kiwanis 1996.

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I don't always agree with MikeD, but I have to go with him on this one. 27's Danny Boy was bloody awesome. I particularly liked the 76' version. The crescendo would knock me off my feet, and there was no just blowing noise into the crowd. It was more like BOOM!-end of statement! To this day it's one of my shower songs. :thumbup:

Thanks Piper :worthy: .......in '76 we had a "tough" corps, the last perhaps of the old school kind for 27th.

In 1977, we started to transition to the new age of drum corps - more kids coming from out of state, more real musicians, and experimenting with new visuals.

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Guardmens 79 needs to be in the conversation, one of the most powerful hornline moments of all time

Then the curse of 7th place hit…

Beautiful Closer. I loved how they took their time with it and really let the piece build.

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My top 10, in year order.

1989 Blue Devils - Johnny One Note (still my all time favorite drum corps chart)

1990 Crossmen - Now or Never

1991 Phantom Regiment - Bacchanale

1992 Blue Devils - When a Man Loves a Woman

1993 Star of Indiana - Medea's Dance of Vengeance

1996 Phantom Regiment - Symphony No. 5, Mvt. 4

1997 Madison Scouts - The Battle

2001 Crossmen - Fire Dance

2003 Phantom Regiment - Ostinato

2011 Madison Scouts - Empire State of Mind

Mike

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Not going to list 10 - too tired to think. I'll add a couple:

91 Cadets - Prelude, Fugue and Riffs (Bernstein). If you haven't heard this, go... NOW... and find it.

92 Madison (end of their reprise of the City of Angels show, not fond of the 91 version)

2007 Crown ("Last Race" from Dreamer)

2011 Phantom.... oh thank you, thank you thank you Phantom Regiment!

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In NO particular order...

2002 The Cadets

1991 Freelancers... Bells

2008 Phantom Regiment

1991 Star of Indiana

1992 Velvet Knights... Absolutely EPIC crowd response!!

1987 Santa Clara Vanguard

1984 Blue Devils

2011 Madison Scouts

2011 The Cadets

1987 GAH-FIELD Cadets!!!

Honorable mentions...

27th Lancers- Danny Boy, 1985 Suncoast Sound, Boston Crusaders ANYTIME they played Conquest

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1979 was mentioned a couple times, so I went and listened again and was chilled by the Troopers haunting bari solo just before Ghost Riders closer. "Spaghetti Western" tune, trying to remember the movie (A Few Dollars More - ?)... ack.

So much good stuff over the decades.

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