corpsband Posted May 1, 2012 Author Share Posted May 1, 2012 Trailer for their 2012 Production: For The Common Good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrownBaritone Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 (edited) It seems that many of the comments here are focusing on the brass. Brass, however, has not been a significant weakness for Crown. I believe we should be getting some honest feedback on the guard, percussion, and visual side of Crown as these have not been nearly upto the brass section. Can anyone, who is seeing or has seen these sections give us some feedback on the progress of these sections? I'd be down to hear feedback Edited May 1, 2012 by CrownBaritone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corpsband Posted May 1, 2012 Author Share Posted May 1, 2012 It seems that many of the comments here are focusing on the brass. Brass, however, has not been a significant weakness for Crown. I believe we should be getting some honest feedback on the guard, percussion, and visual side of Crown as these have not been nearly upto the brass section. Can anyone, who is seeing or has seen these sections give us some feedback on the progress of these sections? Guard is mostly returning. There were a *lot* of people auditioning for 8 or 10 spots. They are not a weakness (nor were they last season -- IMO they were one of the 2 strongest guards in DCI). They will not be holding back the corps. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearwy Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 Guard is mostly returning. There were a *lot* of people auditioning for 8 or 10 spots. They are not a weakness (nor were they last season -- IMO they were one of the 2 strongest guards in DCI). They will not be holding back the corps. I felt (as a spectator) the guard book was the weakest of the top 5. Execution and performance was high. I don't know if the maturity in writing was there. Just a thought. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the lone ranger Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 Guard is mostly returning. There were a *lot* of people auditioning for 8 or 10 spots. They are not a weakness (nor were they last season -- IMO they were one of the 2 strongest guards in DCI). They will not be holding back the corps. Let's count how many times the brass has placed higher than the guard at dci in the last ten years. 3? O6, 09 Jim ott,11, Jim ott. The guard has been 2,3,or4th 7 of the last 10years that's pretty impressive. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaos001 Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 I felt (as a spectator) the guard book was the weakest of the top 5. Execution and performance was high. I don't know if the maturity in writing was there. Just a thought. Integration into the drill/staging was their biggest issue last year. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corpsband Posted May 2, 2012 Author Share Posted May 2, 2012 I felt (as a spectator) the guard book was the weakest of the top 5. Execution and performance was high. I don't know if the maturity in writing was there. Just a thought. ooohtay :-) michael townsend certainly needs to get some more maturity in his writing 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SopSauceBaus Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Guard is mostly returning. There were a *lot* of people auditioning for 8 or 10 spots. They are not a weakness (nor were they last season -- IMO they were one of the 2 strongest guards in DCI). They will not be holding back the corps. Yeah they really need to work on their feet if they want to compete for a title. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corbin Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 I think it is fair to say that there are two major ideologies here. First, there are those that want to experience a good show (e.g., spectators), and there are some fans that, regardless of the setbacks, will overlook many of the difficultes or limitations of a show design. IMHO it is easy to be a fan, because we do not sacrifice the time, energy, or finances into marching a season of drum corps with a top five contender. Second, there are the members, who should expect to win a world championship. The guard, percussion, and the marchers should be disappointed over the last couple of years. Their disappointment should be in those staff members that cannot get them to a championship. I am now a fan of the activity rather than a current marching member. It would be easy for me to say, because of my current place as a fan, that I just want Crown to put on a great show and entertain me, but it has got to be hard to be a current member with great talent and put yourself under some leadership that does not seem to have what it takes to win a championship. Crown has been missing this type of staff for the last few years. I know that Crown will be impressive, but can they win? Only if they have the staff that knows how to win because they do not and have not lacked the talent in a long time. As a fan, it is not as important to me if they win. If I were a current member with a good amount of talent,thought, I would consider going to a corps with a proven history of winning and entertaining. As much as the fan does not like to here this, DCI is a competitive activity and the goal is not just entertainment. It is a lot about winning. I hope the changes Crown has made in staff will bring a win for them. Not just in brass, but as a whole organization. I also hope that they are as entertaining as we all know they can be. Only time, however, will tell if Crown can balance these two fundamental aspects of the activity. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post CrownStarr Posted May 2, 2012 Popular Post Share Posted May 2, 2012 (edited) I think it is fair to say that there are two major ideologies here. First, there are those that want to experience a good show (e.g., spectators), and there are some fans that, regardless of the setbacks, will overlook many of the difficultes or limitations of a show design. IMHO it is easy to be a fan, because we do not sacrifice the time, energy, or finances into marching a season of drum corps with a top five contender. Second, there are the members, who should expect to win a world championship. The guard, percussion, and the marchers should be disappointed over the last couple of years. Their disappointment should be in those staff members that cannot get them to a championship. I am now a fan of the activity rather than a current marching member. It would be easy for me to say, because of my current place as a fan, that I just want Crown to put on a great show and entertain me, but it has got to be hard to be a current member with great talent and put yourself under some leadership that does not seem to have what it takes to win a championship. Crown has been missing this type of staff for the last few years. I know that Crown will be impressive, but can they win? Only if they have the staff that knows how to win because they do not and have not lacked the talent in a long time. As a fan, it is not as important to me if they win. If I were a current member with a good amount of talent,thought, I would consider going to a corps with a proven history of winning and entertaining. As much as the fan does not like to here this, DCI is a competitive activity and the goal is not just entertainment. It is a lot about winning. I hope the changes Crown has made in staff will bring a win for them. Not just in brass, but as a whole organization. I also hope that they are as entertaining as we all know they can be. Only time, however, will tell if Crown can balance these two fundamental aspects of the activity. You know what? Not really. You know what they say about assumptions... Edited May 2, 2012 by CrownStarr 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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