lindap Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Because BKause oops wrong thread 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phan771 Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 (edited) Quick review. Work in the a.m., unfortunately. Bluecoats: Though still extremely early to tell, this could be our number 8 corps currently active in DCI to be a world champion. They drum great. Brass great. Color guard great. The use of electronics is so inventive (though lots of tweaks need to be made) that this fact alone may be the deciding factor come finals night. I think I held my breath the entire performance, not wanting to miss any thing. An experience unparralled. Cannot wait to see it again. Carolina Crown: These guys could be champions as well. They play so well it takes your breath away. Literally. Color guard = OMG. Drumming maybe the best in ten years. The theme is so intoxicating, until the last two minutes. I do not know if you can have a more solid show base at this point. The overall structure is soooooo strong. More layers, member visual diversities, inventive effects, and emotional triggers need to be added to win. Regardless, I would pay the same ticket pric eto see them by themselves. Gripping. Will be a new fan favorite show for the ages. Madison Scouts: This never grabbed me tonight. Better drums than past years. Better guard. Nothing stuck out as bad, but everything stuck out as ordinary. A little too happy go lucky for me. Show seems not well tied together in a way that the audienece is drawn in. Some rough brass moments tonight and major feet issues. It seems like they need to do a lot of changing in order to make the show more compeitive and entertaining. I was unfortunately bored most of the time- an off night? Blue Stars: I was realy surprised Madison beat them. The show is clever and really explores the late 20s depression era and the traveling carnivals of that time period. I was constantly engaged and looking/listening for what they would offer next. They seem to be holding back some emotionally, but that is expected early season. I think they show theme can be explored a lot more. Great drum line. They were on fire at times. I think this will be a very strong production come August. Unfortunately, they are surrounded by really strong groups. Troopers: This is their best showing in the past ten years. The brass were wonderful and the percussion really solid tonight. Though there are aspects that are similar to Crown's Triple Crown production, Troopers seem to be trying to make it their own. This is the direction they need to be headed in-Trooper inspired, 2015 conscientious. They need to clean visually and add layers of visuall interest to match their fantastic musical offering. Love the aggressive sections. Guard wil get there soon enough. I thought them extremely over Spirit and even more over BAC than the scores indicated. Boston Crusaders : Like Madison, it never grabbed me tonight. Knowing the score to Conquest quite well, I was able to follow the musical line somewhat. Visually, it seemed somewhat disjunct from the audio. I was told the rolling props would eventually have Cusaders-centric things on them for the anniversary theme. I am not sure that that edition will help a lot. This show seems to need considerable changes in order to maintain last year's position. Spirit of Atlanta: I really wanted them to be good tnight. They seem to have three volumes. brass with drums, brass only, drums only. I worked really hard to get the out of the ashes/resurrection connection from the show, but missed it. They do seem louder than last year. Good ballad soloist. Guard is behind and seem to be on the ground a lot. After one live viewing, I do not think this a finalist design. Though not a lot, I personally thought last year's show had more opportunity for member, section, corps emotional range. This year's theme seems less evident. Cincinnati Tradition: They have a few solid musicians and were workimg hard to sell their product. The drums seem to have some talent, but their book overwritten. The show theme was vague most times. More rehearsal time over then next few weeks will help the overall performance. Edited June 23, 2015 by phan771 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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craiga Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Congratulations to the Troopers in edging out BAC last night! (and the Crossmen the night before!) Although these were a tenth of a point in each case, a win is a win and kudos to both. As far as BAC is concerned, clearly the judges aren't being swayed yet. As a couple people have said, it is a long season and we are only three shows in. This veteran staff knows what they need to do and the members of this drum corps work as hard as anybody. Historically, Boston is absolutely at its best when overcoming adversity. It may seem like a punch line to some people, but with this drum corps, overcoming adversity is a "thing". In fact, it's almost as if this season is starting out as an allegory on the corps 75 years.(though not intentionally). When I watch the corps this year (just like when I teach my hs bands) I have a habit of seeing and hearing what it WILL look and sound like. The judges can only rate and rank what is on the field. I am supremely confident that the corps will rise.....although I suspect the Bluecoats are probably safe. We're on to Pittsburg! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2000Cadet Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Wrong. Because Cappybara. Ummm, I patented this phrase. You're going to be served pretty shortly. I'll see you on Judge Judy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFZFAN Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Ummm, I patented this phrase. You're going to be served pretty shortly. I'll see you on Judge Judy. I'm not on here as much as I used to be. what is the source of this phrase? Is it because Cappyboy basically lives on DCP? Every single time I've signed on in the last few years I see his name on the bottom of the page as being signed in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2000Cadet Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 I'm not on here as much as I used to be. what is the source of this phrase? Is it because Cappyboy basically lives on DCP? Every single time I've signed on in the last few years I see his name on the bottom of the page as being signed in. People were saying "because George Hopkins" when something goes wrong, so I started saying "because Cappybara" because he and I are always getting into debates ABOUT George Hopkins. It's just my way of winning the debate. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drumcorpsfan4567 Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 I haven't seen them yet this year, but I think it's worth pointing out that BAC started slowly both of the last two years and were just fine by season's end. I wouldn't be too worried about them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corpsband Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Crown staff has got to be concerned with the rep & cont score gaps... I'm sure they're running in circles with their hair on fire. Seriously -- given a few of the names they've had on the GE captions, I think maybe they're getting the feedback they need to hear right now. Yes there are things they need to "fix". But they have plenty of time to fix them :-) Taking a quick peek at their schedule.... They're in Muncie for 5 days straight, then Allentown for 3 days, then RI for 3 day. Just maybe they could squeeze in a few adjustments. Personally I think they've got to feel AWESOME that they're marching, spinning, and playing better than the corps who are "beating" them. Let's just wait and see what happens before we "write off" Crown fo the season :-\ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tobias Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 I'm sure they're running in circles with their hair on fire. Seriously -- given a few of the names they've had on the GE captions, I think maybe they're getting the feedback they need to hear right now. Yes there are things they need to "fix". But they have plenty of time to fix them :-) Taking a quick peek at their schedule.... They're in Muncie for 5 days straight, then Allentown for 3 days, then RI for 3 day. Just maybe they could squeeze in a few adjustments. Personally I think they've got to feel AWESOME that they're marching, spinning, and playing better than the corps who are "beating" them. Let's just wait and see what happens before we "write off" Crown fo the season :-\ Well I look at it the other way. They are outperforming a show which is lacking in the content box at this point. I DO agree that they seem to get the performance levels up pretty quickly (week 2 of the season) so that's promising. They'll be able to absorb the needed changes quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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