afd Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 (edited) 3 hours ago, Tommeee said: I just watched the Vic Firth lot video from San Antonio. Battery is really cleaning up nicely! Full disclosure, I actually chose to watch the Boston Crusaders lot video first. I just love Colin's writing, and WOW! TONS of notes, just like always. Really intense. I don't know if percussion has ever been as strong, top to bottom, as it is this year. It's pretty mind-blowing, actually! And Cadets are right there! Actually they aren't "right there". 7th in percussion out of 8 corps at NightBeat. And 8th in perc. at Atlanta. I don't call that being right there.......sorry. Edited July 31, 2018 by afd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePlanets Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 1 hour ago, afd said: Actually they aren't "right there". 7th in percussion out of 8 corps at NightBeat. And 8th in perc. at Atlanta. I don't call that being right there.......sorry. Let's consider that the 6 above them in Percussion are the top 6 corps...and Cadets seem to be 7th across the board at that show. A .5 gap between 6 and 7 is a little more concerning. But I agree... Bluecoats have excellent percussion and are scoring usually in the bottom of the 4-6 range. Percussion this year is great and @Tommeee really enjoys the Cadets percussion this year. They are really good and it's encouraging. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris ncsu Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 1 hour ago, afd said: Actually they aren't "right there". 7th in percussion out of 8 corps at NightBeat. And 8th in perc. at Atlanta. I don't call that being right there.......sorry. True, but the scores are fairly tight in the top 8 or so. According to DCP weighted scores, Cadets are about 1 percussion point (1/2 actual point) away from a top 3 percussion. Not too shabby, but yes 8th is 8th. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCI-86 Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 (edited) What has happened with Cadet's percussion? I assumed with Tom Aungst back in the driving seat they would challenge for the top? Maybe they don't have the same talent as the top lines? I know nothing about percussion but Cadet's sound really strong to my untrained ears! Edited July 31, 2018 by DCI-86 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallace Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 2 hours ago, DCI-86 said: What has happened with Cadet's percussion? I assumed with Tom Aungst back in the driving seat they would challenge for the top? Maybe they don't have the same talent as the top lines? I know nothing about percussion but Cadet's sound really strong to my untrained ears! Dirt, plain and simple. To trained ears, it’s as plain as day. Put Cadets next to Vanguard. You’ll understand then. It’s going to take a couple of seasons to get the standard raised to accustomed levels. Patience! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigW Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 On 7/26/2018 at 11:51 AM, NakedEye said: Can any of the kids do backflips? Backflip Little Debbie? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Dixon Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 5 hours ago, afd said: Actually they aren't "right there". 7th in percussion out of 8 corps at NightBeat. And 8th in perc. at Atlanta. I don't call that being right there.......sorry. Eye toll anyone who knows anything about today’s dci judging knows a corps is slotted into a position by the lemming judges and then all the captions are magically 7th its rare when a corps has a caption odd a spot or two 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePlanets Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 (edited) 50 minutes ago, George Dixon said: Eye toll anyone who knows anything about today’s dci judging knows a corps is slotted into a position by the lemming judges and then all the captions are magically 7th its rare when a corps has a caption odd a spot or two I do sense a bit of sarcasm in your post but... Look at BKs numbers on the Atlanta sheet. I believe they are 7th in brass/percussion and 14th in guard. They have just about every placement covered 7-14 by the judges. Edited July 31, 2018 by ThePlanets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afd Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 (edited) 2 hours ago, George Dixon said: Eye toll anyone who knows anything about today’s dci judging knows a corps is slotted into a position by the lemming judges and then all the captions are magically 7th its rare when a corps has a caption odd a spot or two George I admire your love for the Cadets. They are your bread and butter Corp. I guess I was surprised by the post I responded to basically saying have you’ve seen a better Cadets drum line and I have. Early to mid 2000’s they were the drum line to beat winning three drum titles in a row. There are very good but so is 7 others. Edited July 31, 2018 by afd 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Dixon Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 39 minutes ago, afd said: George I admire your love for the Cadets. They are your bread and butter Corp. I guess I was surprised by the post I responded to basically saying have you’ve seen a better Cadets drum line and I have. Early to mid 2000’s they were the drum line to beat winning three drum titles in a row. There are very good but so is 7 others. so you believe that in 2016 Cadets had the sixth best percussion & brass? are you sure judges don't just slot a corps in a place and then (mostly) rank them that in all categories? I've been around this a LONG time - trust me, DCI judging is not nearly as accurate and "fair" as people think it is this year I'd put Cadets percussion about fourth - behind SCV, Crown & BD but yes, I've seen better Cadets lines but the judging is a bit suspect at times, all I'm saying... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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