George Dixon Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 I see a bad guard transition, followed by hard work with no lower body, followed by zero guard integration. and it's one of the greatest guard moments in DCI history I rest my case. "on trend" with the guard world has gotten way off track In only my opinion of course! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HockeyDad Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 How could I have possibly understood BD's show without guard members wearing some sort of jackets with rodent tails? Yes that was so organic and added so much. I thought BDs guard had no connection to the brass whatsoever. Talk about doing random crap with no apparent purpose except Hey look at our visual!! If that's what you need to do to garner sufficient visual points to win, then it's time for another adjustment to the score sheets. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2000Cadet Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 I see a bad guard transition, followed by hard work with no lower body, followed by zero guard integration. I see negativity, negativity, and more negativity. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Dixon Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 Also from '96: https://vimeo.com/8598256 And you know the Cadets "danced," "emoted" and "acted" their way through the entire slow opening of their show that year, yeah? And also did a lot of cowboy/girl emoting? I know.. And I'm not "against it" - I'm against it when it becomes the entire show. BD really holds back from gorgeous, unison guard work and BIG visual statements. Much of it is on the microscopic level And I'm in no way criticizing them - they are AWESOME. But let's face it - the designers follow the trends as do the judges. Pendulums swing too far often Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lumbargleeful Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 and it's one of the greatest guard moments in DCI history I rest my case. "on trend" with the guard world has gotten way off track In only my opinion of course! I see negativity, negativity, and more negativity. Not particularly. I think the sweet spot is something like 98 cadets. MUCH more guard integration. Quite a bit of dancing. Some incredible flag moments. They frame the field, they highlight moments, they have multiple responsibilities, the rifles were incredible. Point being, the late 90's are a bigger embodiment of what I think George means than something like 96 cadets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2000Cadet Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 Not particularly. I think the sweet spot is something like 98 cadets. MUCH more guard integration. Quite a bit of dancing. Some incredible flag moments. They frame the field, they highlight moments, they have multiple responsibilities, the rifles were incredible. Point being, the late 90's are a bigger embodiment of what I think George means than something like 96 cadets. 98 Cadets guard was VERY dirty. As much as that's probably my favorite Cadets show in the world, that guard left me watching the horns. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxfreq1128 Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 I thought BDs guard had no connection to the brass whatsoever. Nah. BD's guard actually has the opposite problem, sometimes, of interpreting the brass and rhythm sections a little too literally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lumbargleeful Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 98 Cadets guard was VERY dirty. As much as that's probably my favorite Cadets show in the world, that guard left me watching the horns. Dirty because they were all over the field doing stuff that wasn't really done in the era. LoL I watch the horns because of the drill moments. I try to ignore the mello hero, though. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tobias Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 (edited) How could I have possibly understood BD's show without guard members wearing some sort of jackets with rodent tails? Yes that was so organic and added so much. I thought BDs guard had no connection to the brass whatsoever. Talk about doing random crap with no apparent purpose except Hey look at our visual!! If that's what you need to do to garner sufficient visual points to win, then it's time for another adjustment to the score sheets. I like BD guard but I think Crown's guard is better. I also think Cadets guard just needs to clean so it becomes more organic 😂 Edited July 12, 2015 by Tobias 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Dixon Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 Not particularly. I think the sweet spot is something like 98 cadets. MUCH more guard integration. Quite a bit of dancing. Some incredible flag moments. They frame the field, they highlight moments, they have multiple responsibilities, the rifles were incredible. Point being, the late 90's are a bigger embodiment of what I think George means than something like 96 cadets. I agree. Probably 98 was the point where I feel it started to flip too far toward indoor design Cadets 92 guard did tons of "emoting" as well but #### were they fun to watch. Still a lot of huge visual impact moments. It's also when DCI was still considered the "top" of the guard world. Designers have all moved inside now. They hate the heat and wind :) Sounds like you get what I'm saying. I understand your point as well... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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