DrumManTx Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 The narration wasn't THAT bad. I'm interested to know if that was real people or just made up for the show. If it's real, I think it sets the tone quite well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2muchcoffeeman Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 (edited) It's actual corps members talking about their own lives, not a hired gun, so I'll give the narration to Troop on points. And perhaps they'll continue to massage it in the mix, to improve its sound quality. Edited June 23, 2016 by 2muchcoffeeman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrumManTx Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 It's actual corps members, not a hired gun, so I'll give the narration to Troop on points. And perhaps they'll continue to massage it in the mix, to improve its sound quality. Are they talking about real family members and such? I think that was a great move if it was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daave Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 From their website: "Hero" will begin with a single voice of a Troopers member. Then a second voice will join the first, followed by another and more until dozens of Troopers' voices create a cacophony of testimony to the heroes in their lives. The rising buzz of voices unleashes a joyful fanfare, "Hero," composed by brass arranger Robert W. Smith 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2muchcoffeeman Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 Brass sounded tired at times, but from what I gather, they've been rehearsing all day long for the most part. I learned later that the livestreamed exhibition was their 3rd full run of the day. An honest day's work, that's for sure. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralTsoChicken Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 (edited) ,. Edited June 21, 2019 by GeneralTsoChicken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lumbargleeful Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 Ah, yes, the "wooooah is meeee" troop spin control has already begun. The staff knew this would be a public performance... it was plastered all over the place. What a dumb move. Don't beat your kids up before their first performance for the nation of little bandos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2muchcoffeeman Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 (edited) Good lord. You know, Troopers could hand out $100 bills to everyone in the stands, and some people would criticize them for not having the obvious foresight to make sure the serial numbers on the bills were in sequence. Everyone knows you get the serial numbers in order. No one associated with Troopers is spinning anything, other than rifles. Where anyone gets the idea that the Troopers are less than satisfied with their effort yesterday is beyond me. And by "effort," I mean the entire day, not the 10 minutes captured on livestream. For the members, Thursday was about an investment in dome time, not about sounding fresh for a few hundred people in the stands or online. And, skimming through the reactions to the show, I'd say a lot of folks enjoyed it just fine. Meantime, I'll wait while you actually receive communication, as I have, from some of the members of the corps and get their own views of how yesterday went for them. I've not heard any say they were set up or let down. They were jazzed to have LOS to themselves for the day, and made the most of it. They got two more runs in under the LOS dome than any of the other corps did that day. The real sin would have been to let that chance pass, especially for a one-and-done, lo-res livestream through a hand-held vidcam with fans walking in front of the camera, and which was first announced by DCI at 2:30 p.m. Eastern -- well into the block of time that the Troopers' staff had long since organized. Even if the staff had received advance notice (which they say they didn't), the rest of the world didn't get word until the middle of the day -- not the sort of circumstances for which you abandon rare and valuable dome time. When they left, the members were tired in the best way possible: knowing they had worked hard and maximized their time. The IMEA band kids in the stands sure seemed to like what they saw and heard. If you've got any reports from them that they didn't like what they saw, we're all ears. If the staff organizes the corps' time on Saturday (Whitewater Classic, Troop's first contest) the same way they organized Thursday, then get back to me, because then you actually would have a point. Until then, I'll trust Fred Morris and Donnie VanDoren to know how to set up performers for success. Edited June 25, 2016 by 2muchcoffeeman 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinwiz Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 If you can't look at that performance and see that this is the best they've been out of the gate since at least 2009 then you're trying to find fault. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2muchcoffeeman Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 (edited) Just spotted this: Tim Snyder makes a point: Running the show several times gave John Davidson, the sound designer, an opportunity to fine-tune Troop's sound for the dome. Edited June 28, 2016 by 2muchcoffeeman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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