Jeff Ream Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 ....I agree some is extreme BUT for me anyway I think sometimes when all of a sudden I hear something Im like OMG did you hear how they fit that in.....seems creative..noone realy has to like it or agree with it...just a matter of taste which then doesnt make it a right or wrong..and also depends who you talk to..... can be a very personal thing well since that has prety much tied electronics usage as the number one consistent complaint, I'd say taste is speaking and dollars are walking away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUARDLING Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 (edited) well since that has prety much tied electronics usage as the number one consistent complaint, I'd say taste is speaking and dollars are walking away well I wouldnt be so sure of that most of my OLDER friends who dont like the electronics are still in the seats...granted moaning about it and discussing how drum corps sucks..lol...but still there....just depends who you talk to and the circle one is in. I think more complain about levels or how its used nopt that its used....again that could be from those Im around all summer....always could be different Edited July 7, 2012 by GUARDLING Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And in first place~ Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 I think maybe we moan and groan about some things shows that we care. I would call it constructive criticism. If we didn't care then we would not be here. Also, one of the main issues is that we are always dealing with a generation gap. "Grandpa " as well as many others in here including myself, remember drum corps as it used to be. So we have to deal with the ongoing changes they make such as amps. A lot of people gave up on drum corps but there are still many who did not. We stop in here, buy souvies, belong to booster clubs, watch practices, make big sacrifices to attend shows and sit in stadiums to watch drum corps. I could go on and on. And just what corps will we look forward to see you with next year? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vferrera Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 To the OP - for a member, the value of drum corps is the experience of working together with a group of your peers to achieve a common goal. If you get in with the right corps, it's an unbelievable experience. You'll have an incredible time and make friends for life. Everything that happens outside of that group is just noise. It shouldn't affect the member experience at all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUARDLING Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 I think maybe we moan and groan about some things shows that we care. I would call it constructive criticism. If we didn't care then we would not be here. Also, one of the main issues is that we are always dealing with a generation gap. "Grandpa " as well as many others in here including myself, remember drum corps as it used to be. So we have to deal with the ongoing changes they make such as amps. A lot of people gave up on drum corps but there are still many who did not. We stop in here, buy souvies, belong to booster clubs, watch practices, make big sacrifices to attend shows and sit in stadiums to watch drum corps. I could go on and on. And just what corps will we look forward to see you with next year? I think your right..although Im also from BITD but I do still teach now..I think it just becomes how we may look at things and what we are willing to accept as far as change..Not all change is good But I think we can look at the worlds changes also in the past decades and say the same.many great things in todays world and many things we would like the way it was...whats the old saying...." the only constant is change " 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hup234 Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 ... Then, you'll need to kick the music majors to the curb and turn this activity over to the marketing majors. But get ready for heavy doses of Stars and Stripes Forever and Ghost Riders in the Sky, etc. Oh, gosh, horror of horrors. Why didn't you add "You're In the Army Now" without the benefit of five marimbas as well? But thanks for proving my oft-stated point ... that yours seems to be the only competitive activity that continually and openly diminishes, demeans, even mocks its own history and those who built it. Me, I'm only here to return the favor. What the heck, right? Yeah, exaggeration's fun, but when I say that your total roster of 2012 participant units is now down to about thirty-five in all, or about 1/20th of the "Ghost Riders in the Sky" (Casper, right, but Sousa was considered passe then, probably to our discredit), are there any corrections? And anyone want to talk about 2013, 2016, or ... ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carolina09Spirit Posted July 7, 2012 Author Share Posted July 7, 2012 I think maybe we moan and groan about some things shows that we care. I would call it constructive criticism. If we didn't care then we would not be here. Also, one of the main issues is that we are always dealing with a generation gap. "Grandpa " as well as many others in here including myself, remember drum corps as it used to be. So we have to deal with the ongoing changes they make such as amps. A lot of people gave up on drum corps but there are still many who did not. We stop in here, buy souvies, belong to booster clubs, watch practices, make big sacrifices to attend shows and sit in stadiums to watch drum corps. I could go on and on. And just what corps will we look forward to see you with next year? Ok guys, I get the point. I was under the assumption that this thread died two weeks ago, but apparently not. From the beginning, I can admit that I let my fingers type things I've never once even thought of. I understand the fact that the reason for all of this negativity and disagreement is because of the love for the activity. That makes sense in anything in life, not just this. For those of you who have replied back with "you shouldn't do it," you should be ashamed. What if I was simply asking that last question just to see what kind of replies I would get? Sure, that isn't the case as I already stated I didn't actually mean what I said, but you shouldn't discourage this activity at all if you love it that much. I love it just as much as you all do. I'm just classified in the much younger generation than it seems most of you are. I didn't start following this activity till 2006, but I dang sure know what I'm talking about. I know how to take constructive criticism and I know how hard of a activity this is. Sitting here in mid-July, I've already had the chance to be a late addition to a corps somewhere, but I'm interning for a Minor League Baseball team and there's just no way that could have worked out. But no worries guys...my fingers got happy cause I couldn't be with someone this summer. I'll get over it and be out there next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carolina09Spirit Posted July 7, 2012 Author Share Posted July 7, 2012 And to answer your question...I'm thinking either Teal Sound or Spirit. Unless I can manage to make it to a satellite camp somewhere nearby. (Being from Alabama...that's hard to do) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeD Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 While I fully support the benefits from being a member in the activity, drum corps has changed into something I would not call drum corps. Going to shows was frustrating, especially to see one corps possibly play something I like. It's arrogant and condescending for current fans who enjoy this kind of drum corps to tell old timers that "they simply don;t get it." My response is that they don't get it. While the activity is not much different from how the activity was when I marched, there are a few things that truly are unbearable. I don't like the cut-n-past arrangements, guard focused shows, and most certainly can't stand amps - especially when used to amplify the human voice. So I will support from afar and let the people who are interested in going to shows have great seats. Look at your marching era...mid-80's...and compare it to today and the early 60's, 25 years in either direction. You had shows that started and ended anyplace on the field, two valve horns, quints, tonal bass drum sections, mallets, timpani, the grounded pit, no ticks, guards that did amazing whole-body work (inc dance), curvilinear drill, the z-pull! Compare that to the early-60's. IMO your era is closer to todays drum corps than your era was to the early 60's. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayM Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 March. DCP couldn't be more disconnected from what actually goes on while you're on tour. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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