Jeremy. Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 Maybe I missed the thread/it's been buried.... Uhm I absolutely hate the theme but WOW! Bloo is just phenomenal this year (again), and if they had a different show I'd feel it'd be SCV and Bloo duking it the dark horse. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drumno5 Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 Maybe I missed the thread/it's been buried.... Uhm I absolutely hate the theme but WOW! Bloo is just phenomenal this year (again), and if they had a different show I'd feel it'd be SCV and Bloo duking it the dark horse. What don't you like about their show? What would you prefer to see them doing? Not trying start an argument, just wondering where you're coming from. I like their program; for my $.02 it's both sophisticated and accessible (although that toe-first marching technique makes me a little crazy; I keep waiting for someone to pitch over and go face-first into the turf, lol). Peace, Fred O. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crownisking Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 1374754192[/url]' post='3293551']Maybe I missed the thread/it's been buried.... Uhm I absolutely hate the theme but WOW! Bloo is just phenomenal this year (again), and if they had a different show I'd feel it'd be SCV and Bloo duking it the dark horse. Care to expand on this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superOOk Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 (edited) Maybe I missed the thread/it's been buried.... Uhm I absolutely hate the theme but WOW! Bloo is just phenomenal this year (again), and if they had a different show I'd feel it'd be SCV and Bloo duking it the dark horse. This has been the story for the past 3 years...mediocre design and amazing execution. As soon as they get the right design pieces in place, Bloo will make a run at it. Until then, it will just be 5th,6th place and a "wow they were really good, but I just didn't get the show". Edit: they should be focusing in on brass arrangement and guard design. Those are the two "weak" (design) areas. Edited July 25, 2013 by superOOk 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAW Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 Actually I think the underlying design is pretty good this year. Their visual proficiency and color guard numbers are struggling. There's been other posts on these items, so I won't reiterate here. If they were ranking in those captions the same as they are ranking in the others then they would be likely be battling for the 3-4 spot. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drilltech1 Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 Actually I think the underlying design is pretty good this year. Their visual proficiency and color guard numbers are struggling. There's been other posts on these items, so I won't reiterate here. If they were ranking in those captions the same as they are ranking in the others then they would be likely be battling for the 3-4 spot. Agreed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldbandguy Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 This has been the story for the past 3 years...mediocre design and amazing execution. As soon as they get the right design pieces in place, Bloo will make a run at it. Until then, it will just be 5th,6th place and a "wow they were really good, but I just didn't get the show". Edit: they should be focusing in on brass arrangement and guard design. Those are the two "weak" (design) areas. May I ask what makes you think this? IMHO brass arranging is, and has been, a strength for this corps. It is a key reason they are one of only 3 corps in DCI to have scored above 90 at finals every year for the past decade. Doug Thrower is among the elite of DCI...as is Tom Rarick in percussion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superOOk Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 May I ask what makes you think this? IMHO brass arranging is, and has been, a strength for this corps. It is a key reason they are one of only 3 corps in DCI to have scored above 90 at finals every year for the past decade. Doug Thrower is among the elite of DCI...as is Tom Rarick in percussion. It's tricky. With regards to brass arranging: yes, Thrower is awesome (I marched under him as a caption head in 93 and 94), and I have the utmost respect for his arrangements (especially the jazz pieces). BUT...the arrangements are often too piecemeal. There is a lack of overall cohesion in his writing. In addition, there seems to be a lack of coordination of where individual pieces are on the field. I don't know if this is a problem between visual and music writing, but it has existed for some time with BLOO. In all of the championship shows, you will see a "flow" that really makes the individual songs sound like one song. I think lately that Crown is a perfect example of this type of writing. For my personal taste, I think Thrower doesn't put enough traditional resolution throughout his pieces (think Scouts, SCV, PR) for my liking. As far as percussion, I didn't include that in the "problem" areas. Rarick just needs to keep doing what he is doing :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NR_Ohiobando Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 I have yet to figure out why the hell "Lamb of God" is being repeated in their show. Did Bryant even include that in the original Concerto? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearwy Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 For entertainment value alone, this is one of the stronger shows this season. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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