Lincoln Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 The Piazzolla show was a major departure for the corps and because of that, it did not fare well with the judges. I always thought 2004 didn't fare well because the visual package was not at the same level as the brass and percussion. That changed in 2005 when Jamey Thompson and Adam Sage were added to the staff. Suddenly Phantom had a complete package and their placement showed it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.E. Brigand Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 Only a year later and I don't remember "Triumphant Journey". Not a single second of it. While I agree that last year's show was relatively disappointing, lots of it come back immediately to my mind: the storybook opener, the sword from the stone, the enchanted forest, the castle, the tipsy witch, and "Nimrod", for starters. (As for "Juliet", that show nearly caught Crown's "Rach Star" in Finals.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lincoln Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 No it doesn't happen every year. "Turandot" premiered in 2012 at the Akron show that was the first-ever season-opening cinema-cast and took second, behind Cadets' "12.25" and ahead of Crown's "For the Common Good", and it was widely predicted on these forums from that point forward that Phantom would medal that year. After the first few shows in 2012 I remember a lot of "Phantom is too clean for this early in the season and is surely going to peak at the wrong time." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxBigfoot Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 anyone have the link to the video? I have seen bd, crown and cadets. Nice to see pr! Thanx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.E. Brigand Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 OK, there was some of that, too. (And it might have been a little true: Crown did pass them, after all.) But there will be positive and negative predictions made about any corps early in the season. By no means was there universal discouragement about Phantom in 2012. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poprocks Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 As for "Juliet", that show nearly caught Crown's "Rach Star" in Finals.One more night and I believe they would have passed them. They were really going for it finals week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lincoln Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 One more night and I believe they would have passed them. They were really going for it finals week You mean the year that people predicted Phantom wouldn't do well at all because Paul Rennick was no longer with the corps?.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poprocks Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 You mean the year that people predicted Phantom wouldn't do well at all because Paul Rennick was no longer with the corps?..........EXACTLY. People were counting them out practically all season, and they narrowly missed 4th place. Scorng a 95 ain't bad for 5th Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quietcity Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 The Piazzolla show was a major departure for the corps and because of that, it did not fare well with the judges... I have a hard time believing this. You are implying that the judges essentially ignored the artistic merit of the 2004 show, and penalized Phantom for departing from their little stylistic box. And yet, the judges go on to reward many other corps, who explore all sorts of styles, including BD, Cadets and now Crown. Makes no sense. I think you have a cynical view of the judges. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lincoln Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 Phantom's front ensemble playing before the concert. http://youtu.be/DVcwMq2unVo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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