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Only ONE corps can beat the Blue Devils this year.

Themselves.

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Could be one of the greatest shows of all time ! 

Can't wait to see the show live Friday and Saturday.  Outstanding !!

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22 minutes ago, Mead09 said:

Correction, possibly the greatest show of all time ? 

It could be. Lets see what happens on Tuesday when all the big dogs go head to head. And then Saturday.

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So, I watched the video from Denver last night. Comments:

1) The thing I was talking about recognizing but not placing happens in between "Blue Rondo" and "As Time Goes By." Trumpet/mello or trumpet bari duet that, while not from "On the Waterfront," sounds similar in style...possibly a quote of "Children's Hour of Dream?"

(Side-note: I've been afk for the better part of the last week--did we find any more championship-show callbacks?)

2) The closer still doesn't work. Which annoys me, because the rest of the show does. Normally, BD can chop things up into something new, and it's woven together quite well (e.g. the closer from 2014). This one has way poorer musical pacing than other examples in years past (I'd add in the opener from last year here, for example). It's performed very well, and I think the visual side of it works well, but on the music design side...the way it's currently arranged, to my ear, doesn't meet the standard set by the rest of the show (which is magnificent).

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30 minutes ago, ftwdrummer said:

So, I watched the video from Denver last night. Comments:

1) The thing I was talking about recognizing but not placing happens in between "Blue Rondo" and "As Time Goes By." Trumpet/mello or trumpet bari duet that, while not from "On the Waterfront," sounds similar in style...possibly a quote of "Children's Hour of Dream?"

(Side-note: I've been afk for the better part of the last week--did we find any more championship-show callbacks?)

2) The closer still doesn't work. Which annoys me, because the rest of the show does. Normally, BD can chop things up into something new, and it's woven together quite well (e.g. the closer from 2014). This one has way poorer musical pacing than other examples in years past (I'd add in the opener from last year here, for example). It's performed very well, and I think the visual side of it works well, but on the music design side...the way it's currently arranged, to my ear, doesn't meet the standard set by the rest of the show (which is magnificent).

Not sure how much the visual will change, but I don't remember the last time BD didn't change their closer musically towards the end of the season

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11 minutes ago, Cappybara said:

Not sure how much the visual will change, but I don't remember the last time BD didn't change their closer musically towards the end of the season

True, but the sorts of changes I think it requires are a bit more extensive than what they've done in the past. To my recollection, anyway.

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