cjf20 Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 You're missing out on QUITE a few good shows then. Lol.Wait I watched 84' (i think that was les mis?) and the year they did Appalachian Springs. (The first time) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2000Cadet Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 I have actually never watched a cadets show before 2000, well there is a first for everything. OMFG DUDE! You're missing out! 1996, 1997, 1998 for example (all three are my favorites!). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HockeyDad Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 OMFG DUDE! You're missing out! 1996, 1997, 1998 for example (all three are my favorites!). BEEF !!! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perc2100 Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 OMFG DUDE! You're missing out! 1996, 1997, 1998 for example (all three are my favorites!). Yeah Cadets really had a pretty great run throughout the 90's. Their 92-98 run of "nothing-short-of-runner-up" is amazing (yes, 96 they placed third but with a tie for 1st I still kinda consider Cadets 1996 runner-up), their 98 and 93 Championship shows are amazing, and even their 6th place show in 1991 had great music and a really talented drum line. Obviously their run in the 80's is also amazing, setting the standard for modern drum corps show design with wins in 83, 84, 85, 87 and their smile-inducing drum book/performance of 1989. Also, FWIW, I'm obviously throwing this all out there for cjf20 as I have no doubt you know your corps' history... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lincoln Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 OMFG DUDE! You're missing out! 1996, 1997, 1998 for example (all three are my favorites!). It's easier for me to name the one show up to 2000 that I didn't love. 1986. The rest are all incredible! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2000Cadet Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 (edited) BEEF !!! DUM DUM DUM! ...I also hope they have a guard like 1996. I don't know much about guard, but that guard line was fantastic. Yeah Cadets really had a pretty great run throughout the 90's. Their 92-98 run of "nothing-short-of-runner-up" is amazing (yes, 96 they placed third but with a tie for 1st I still kinda consider Cadets 1996 runner-up), their 98 and 93 Championship shows are amazing, and even their 6th place show in 1991 had great music and a really talented drum line. Obviously their run in the 80's is also amazing, setting the standard for modern drum corps show design with wins in 83, 84, 85, 87 and their smile-inducing drum book/performance of 1989. Also, FWIW, I'm obviously throwing this all out there for cjf20 as I have no doubt you know your corps' history... Which is why I believe if they stick with this program and don't muck it up, this should be a program worth talking about (hopefully). Edited October 16, 2014 by 2000Cadet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HockeyDad Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 It's easier for me to name the one show up to 2000 that I didn't love. 1986. The rest are all incredible! I loved On The Waterfront. The first 2/3 of the show at least. The last 1/3, not so much. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeN Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 Upon reflection, I love pretty much every show from 87-98. Didn't care for '99. Except for the insane tenor solo. (Seriously - it was like each year they had a contest to see how many more notes they could add to it.) Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xandandl Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 yes, Hockey Dad, '86 was during Michael Cesario's dark period (he was still consulting when not running his Phantom phantasies.) After the corps members realized what he had done to them at Governor's Island with Christopher Street during a national broadcast, there was definitely a sour mood..on the field, in the stands, and in the judging box. So much for learning Shenandoah and National Emblem for the occasion... For you young un's, 1986 was also the show where Hopkins and Cesario experimented with clarinets, had the hornline double as the color guard, and the corps did the rededication of the Statue of Liberty. This included Mrs. Reagan releasing the 50 doves (actually pigeons) who were suppose to circle the statue and fly away into the heavens. Instead, while the corps did the concert in front of the statue (on TV of course,) the pigeons pooped constantly (who isn't nervous in front of the national media) onto the corps below completely destroying a set of uniforms which were never able to be totally clean again. Most Cadet alums, somewhat cough at '86 remembering the broken cycle of '83.'84,'85 and...'87. from one who was there for all of them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lincoln Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 I loved On The Waterfront. The first 2/3 of the show at least. The last 1/3, not so much. I wasn't a fan of the small guard experiment that year. Then with the small number they had, they played Wonderful Town after On the Waterfront and the guard wore raincoats and sort of spun plastic clarinets. On the Waterfront knocked you over the head with the intensity. Wonderful Town knocked me over the head with plastic clarinets. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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