Ghost Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 I love when thing come together. It's only Sept., but let's hope for a few giant steps forward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUARDLING Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 I've worked on several projects with Jay and Brian....hmmmm this could be fun .Brian's writing fits Boston well i think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liahona Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 http://us3.campaign-archive2.com/?u=e88d94dc33c7b1af4245c2da1&id=d46cf7bf5d&e=021bda7d35 Some of us have been hoping Tony would work with the corps again. OKAY THEN!!!!!!! This is HUGE for Boston with JAY MURPHY from Blue Devils.....wow this is a BIG PICKUP FOR THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am VERY excited for them! Seriously excited!!!! ...of course Brian Murphy and Anthony Smith are no slouches either...This is what BAC really needed IMO! I know if I was a auditioning this season for drum corps...BAC would definitely be on my list... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emc2 Posted September 12, 2015 Author Share Posted September 12, 2015 OKAY THEN!!!!!!! This is HUGE for Boston with JAY MURPHY from Blue Devils.....wow this is a BIG PICKUP FOR THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am VERY excited for them! Seriously excited!!!! ...of course Brian Murphy and Anthony Smith are no slouches either...This is what BAC really needed IMO! I know if I was a auditioning this season for drum corps...BAC would definitely be on my list... I work with both of them back in the 70's both good people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xandandl Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 (edited) Good Grabs. But if drill rehearsals aren't perfect, does that mean BAC will see the "Dropkick Murphys"??? * *(Brian MURPHY, Jay MURPHY) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-64CaD8GXw Edited September 14, 2015 by xandandl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUARDLING Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 OKAY THEN!!!!!!! This is HUGE for Boston with JAY MURPHY from Blue Devils.....wow this is a BIG PICKUP FOR THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am VERY excited for them! Seriously excited!!!! ...of course Brian Murphy and Anthony Smith are no slouches either...This is what BAC really needed IMO! I know if I was a auditioning this season for drum corps...BAC would definitely be on my list... I think you could see more of the Brian influence than the Jay and just see Brian more also. Collaboration will be interesting for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HornTeacher Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 (edited) Why wouldn't BAC do a show revolving around the music of Dropkick Murphys....only turning it left, right, and bottom side up? I mean...what more could say "BOSTON"?? I mean...they could create their own new standard, "Shipping Away From Boston," just by doing the original in retrograde. Edited September 13, 2015 by HornTeacher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 (edited) Good Grabs. But if drill rehearsals aren't perfect, does that mean BAC will see the "Dropkick Murphys"??? With Whitey out of action now, they might be available. Since they have allowed the corps to play "Shipping up to Boston", they might go easy on the mm at the beginning. Edited September 13, 2015 by Ghost Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craiga Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 As far as I am concerned, this is a powerful team. Tony Smith was integral to the corps' survival during the lean times, and has been a design innovator since the late 70's. While people speak of SCV's groundbreaking asymmetric drill design in 1980, check out some photos of Boston in 79 and 80....both of those shows featured asymmetric drill throughout. And with his involvement with the corps since being a percussionist in the mid 60's, his institutional memory is unmatched by anyone in the visual design category to this day. Brian Murphy's success with the corps in the early 2000's, as well as his designs more recently represents the apex of BAC's visual scoring reach. (Core of Temptation, anyone?) While I only know Jay Murphy by reputation, that reputation speaks for itself. He also, has been involved with BAC in the past and I should note that all three of these guys know each other very well. Having said of all of this, I would add one more note. The climb out of back to back 10th place finishes at Finals won't be easy. Boston will have to somehow design and execute a program which will be an entire level above the last two seasons. This staff announcement is a GIANT leap to that end. I do think that this team, along with the recent announcement of Chris Holland as Exec Director, represent Boston's most aggressive commitment in years to "bring it" in August. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emc2 Posted September 14, 2015 Author Share Posted September 14, 2015 As far as I am concerned, this is a powerful team. Tony Smith was integral to the corps' survival during the lean times, and has been a design innovator since the late 70's. While people speak of SCV's groundbreaking asymmetric drill design in 1980, check out some photos of Boston in 79 and 80....both of those shows featured asymmetric drill throughout. And with his involvement with the corps since being a percussionist in the mid 60's, his institutional memory is unmatched by anyone in the visual design category to this day. Brian Murphy's success with the corps in the early 2000's, as well as his designs more recently represents the apex of BAC's visual scoring reach. (Core of Temptation, anyone?) While I only know Jay Murphy by reputation, that reputation speaks for itself. He also, has been involved with BAC in the past and I should note that all three of these guys know each other very well. Having said of all of this, I would add one more note. The climb out of back to back 10th place finishes at Finals won't be easy. Boston will have to somehow design and execute a program which will be an entire level above the last two seasons. This staff announcement is a GIANT leap to that end. I do think that this team, along with the recent announcement of Chris Holland as Exec Director, represent Boston's most aggressive commitment in years to "bring it" in August. Take a look at 1977 thats on youtube. I think that earliest drill that Tony design that is posted (YT). He did 1976/1978 also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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