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1 hour ago, garfield said:

Whaaaaa??  That long pointy line, they move the point from top...to bottom...  Whaaa?  You're saying that was actually designed to be a bird's wings moving?  Like an artist would draw birds at the seashore??  Or what a kid might see while laying on his Dad's station wagon roof watching the birds overhead and dreaming of being able to fly?

OMG, seriously, George?  

wow.  I'm exhausted.

 

 

The opening set is a bird in a cloud. And yes I'm serious. It really isn't hard to spot lol

It is reflected in the flags which are also a bird in a cloud 

 

 

 

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On 2/5/2017 at 9:54 PM, BoaDci said:

I saw this thread on Reddit and thought it woud be cool to add.  Please only make one list then edit if you change your mind on placements.  Im definitely gonna tweak mine.

1. Crown 2016

2. Bluecoats 2014

3. PR 2003

4. SCV 2014

5. SCV 2015

Heres another one,  1988 Star of Indiana....

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1 hour ago, Hrothgar15 said:

Honest question: what was the last opener that did this, with the whole ensemble playing the entire piece from start to finish? Nowadays, it's almost obligatory to lead up to a big hit, and follow it with a (sometimes minute-long) percussion feature before the brass comes in again.

Maybe because 45secs of tension building before the release is more effective?

As for the rest:  there are plenty of long "whole ensemble" pieces still being produced (as in everybody plays) .  If by "start to finish" you mean "as written by the composer", it still happens but not very often.   Not sure that's good or bad -- just different.  There are still some arrangers who don't mince the music into confetti but instead give more respect to the original composers intent.

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32 minutes ago, George Dixon said:

The opening set is a bird in a cloud. And yes I'm serious. It really isn't hard to spot lol

It is reflected in the flags which are also a bird in a cloud 

 

 

 

A bird with spinning propellers? 

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33 minutes ago, George Dixon said:

The opening set is a bird in a cloud. And yes I'm serious. It really isn't hard to spot lol

It is reflected in the flags which are also a bird in a cloud 

 

 

 

It's not hard to see except I never thought to look at it that way.  Of course!  It's a bird in a cloud!

 

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13 minutes ago, garfield said:

Nope, I just did this.

The opening set.  It's a bird in a cloud.

Astoundingly, simply brilliant.

 

I must be thinking of something different, I'll have to watch it again.

edit: Okay, I see it. Very cool. I was thinking of the part later on. (I see George explained this, I just didn't catch it.)

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1 hour ago, year1buick said:

A bird with spinning propellers? 

No that's a plane. There's also buck rodgers space plane, a jet from the front, aviator sunglasses and of course the rapid folding drill during the show when they are trying all kinds of shapes to perfect the best wing of a plane.  The drill is fantastic

to stay to our topic that opening hit is just wow!

 

 

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5 hours ago, George Dixon said:

you should - it's one of the very best openers of all time 

Easily one of my favorite Cadets shows.

For a show that won the title... I feel it's underrated. Doesn't seem to get as many kudos as some other winning shows from the Cadets. 1984, '87, 2011, etc.

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