Phan Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 I meant to plus you, but I accidently negative'd you. Sorry That's alright, it happens do the best of us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie1223 Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 (edited) You know Cesario definitely pushed over the past few years for corps to stick with their identity. And people have an idea of what is meant by a "Phantom Show" a "BD show" a "Cadet Show" etc. and how shows fit their personality or "name". However, I really think all corps should experiment outside of their comfort zone. We get variety every year with corps designing shows that fit their name but not really variety from individual corps with that method. Does Phantom ALWAYS need to be the classical corps? Edited July 15, 2013 by charlie1223 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phan Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 I just watched Rhapsody again and forgot how excellent it was. It's classic Regiment style with a different genre of music. Visual is stunning, brass is strong, guard entertaining. It just has a great pulse throughout the whole show that's extremely entertaining. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrunchyTenor Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 ] There is also the famous love theme (different) to the Tchaikovsky, which is here: That would have sounded wonderful from Phantom as well. Pssssst...they did the Tchaikovsky in 1988. Garry in Frankfort, IL (after a nice night in DeKalb) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srb30a Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 (edited) Kind of worries me that no one had anything to say about their show tonight in the Dekalb thread. I noticed that too. Lots of talk but seems phantom was kicked by the way side, Edited July 15, 2013 by srb30a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bawker Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 Does Phantom ALWAYS need to be the classical corps? Well, I wish they would spend a year not being "Classical's Greatest Hits". Yes, Spartacus was cool, and you can point to any number of shows like 93, 94 or 2006 and say it works. However, it's been a long while since Phantom took to exploring a single mammoth piece or just a single composer . . .Glass, Walton, Bruckner all offer challenges of their own. Something gargantuan like an entire symphony or oratorio . . . Yeah, 2010 was all Kamen I guess, but that show does absolutely nothing for me, and 2012 (Puccini) was a call back to 1991 to me for the most part. When Cadets (and BD a bit too) this year feel more "Phantom" than Phantom does to me, something is off. Perhaps it's Shaw leaving that's got me a bit off about them lately . . .although the SCV arrangements he's done have been very dry (this year especially). I dunno . . .I guess maybe it's what others have commented on in the thread with. . .the "lost love/journey" thematic stuff seems a bit threadbare now. Then again, my favorite Phantom Regiment show is 1995, so what do I know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Freedman Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 Pssssst...they did the Tchaikovsky in 1988. Garry in Frankfort, IL (after a nice night in DeKalb) Thanks. So I guess they decided not to do it again. Tough call, I suppose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Freedman Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 Yeah, 2010 was all Kamen I guess, but that show does absolutely nothing for me ... Infidel! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeD Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 (edited) However, it's been a long while since Phantom took to exploring a single mammoth piece or just a single composer . . .Glass, Walton, Bruckner all offer challenges of their own. Something gargantuan like an entire symphony or oratorio . . . They keep ignoring my demand...er...request to do a show of Janacek's "Sinfonietta". What's up with that??? :tongue:/>/> Edited July 15, 2013 by MikeD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catan Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 I think Phantom should move on from their emphasis on storytelling to perhaps more abstract designs (ala Crown or BD perhaps). As long as they have excellent music and visual I don't really care about a story. In that regard, I think Jamey Thompson is by far the best drill writer in DCI today and has written another knockout visual program. Don Hill is also a very strong music arranger who I think was a great fit for Regiment. I agree with those who have noted that Triumphant Journey needs a lot of work on transitions and flow. That is the weak point right now certainly. Unfortunately I don't see them moving past 5th mainly because of brass and percussion performance issues. They could go far in visual though. I thought they were vastly underscored in visual performance and GE last year. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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