perc2100 2,257 Report post Posted December 5, 2016 That's fascinating. I wouldn't. Why add a choir? As the argument seems to be made that electronics can handle the tuba and timpani parts, they certainly can take care of a choir part as well. Yeah, especially when membership #s of a good, legit choir would suck away membership #s of a brass line, percussion section, and guard. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brassdude6171 452 Report post Posted December 5, 2016 Exhbit B : Power of 10 . Literally throw any ole 10 into the pot and stir well. Can't even lie that got very irritating for me. The only ones with a major positive impact on me were the opening X at the first hit and the T-E-N during finale. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lance 2,435 Report post Posted December 5, 2016 Can't even lie that got very irritating for me. The only ones with a major positive impact on me were the opening X at the first hit and the T-E-N during finale. How things have changed. When BD formed a "1930", they got reamed on here pretty relentlessly for it not being real drum corps. They had *gasp* chairs in the show, too, also the subject of ridicule for not being real drum corps. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brassdude6171 452 Report post Posted December 5, 2016 How things have changed. When BD formed a "1930", they got reamed on here pretty relentlessly for it not being real drum corps. They had *gasp* chairs in the show, too, also the subject of ridicule for not being real drum corps. But REAL DRUM CORPS consists solely of G bugles and marching timpanis right? LOL Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cadevilina Crown 5,065 Report post Posted December 5, 2016 (edited) . Edited December 5, 2016 by Cadevilina Crown Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FTNK 1,577 Report post Posted December 5, 2016 Repeat: It doesn't matter what you do as long as you do it well. Singing, props, sliding on ramps, amplified voice, electronics. If it is well executed, people like it. If it is not, people ridicule. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lance 2,435 Report post Posted December 5, 2016 If it is well executed, people like it. If it is not, people ridicule. That's the way it should be. Even if you didn't like what BD did, I think it's hard to argue it wasn't well-executed, and the things I talked about were points of ridicule for 2 months on here. It's a little ironic that I'm griping about it, though, since even if it's well-done, I doubt I'll like any big vocal features the Cadets do. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
George Dixon 13,265 Report post Posted December 5, 2016 today's moment of drum corps zen - 98 Cadets https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obfq9SNMMe4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
corpsband 4,722 Report post Posted December 5, 2016 Just like literally EVERY aspect of drum and bugle corps, no? true but i think that -- for whatever reason -- people respond a bit more energetically to those extremes where voice is concerned. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xandandl 6,222 Report post Posted December 6, 2016 How things have changed. When BD formed a "1930", they got reamed on here pretty relentlessly for it not being real drum corps. They had *gasp* chairs in the show, too, also the subject of ridicule for not being real drum corps. Most of the BD criticism was that Les Chatelaines All Girls from Canada had already done the chair thing back in the '80's. Nothing inventive in BD some claimed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites