2muchcoffeeman Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 (edited) SCV pristine backfield "fountain" drill that dissolved into randomness, then snapped into a grid BD's unison rifle work at the stepoff was a thrill to watch every time Bloo tenor feature where the guys spread out 30 yards! Every SCV tenor feature, tbh BD unison flag work during ballad BK brass re-entrance and storm to the end of the percussion concerto Troopers' percussion work during tango, very tasty and musical Cadets' church-organ finish, majestic Crown battery feature, side 1, middle of show. Flam-o-ramic red meat for the drum nerds like me Chord modulation to finish SCV show The Cavaliers' immensely satisfying "my way" musical statement as battery strolled down the brass corridor Blue Stars' final drill segment Mandarins' red ink blot pillow people from hell Edited August 26, 2017 by 2muchcoffeeman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alphabetmonkey Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 Bloo tipping hats on the "ding" - nice touch BK snare solo Seattle Cascades vocalist, hard to compete with SIA but she did it Next year...hoping for cowbell solo at the 50 yard line, someone please indulge 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terri Schehr Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 35 minutes ago, alphabetmonkey said: Next year...hoping for cowbell solo at the 50 yard line, someone please indulge I've got a fever and the only prescription is more cowbell. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KVG_DC Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 2 hours ago, alphabetmonkey said: Bloo tipping hats on the "ding" - nice touch BK snare solo Seattle Cascades vocalist, hard to compete with SIA but she did it Next year...hoping for cowbell solo at the 50 yard line, someone please indulge My dad did an 8 count cowbell solo to start a concert number when he marched. It was 1956 though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corpfan Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 1. Pretty much entire BD show. 2. Cadets closer! 3. Boston singer and burning 4. Cavaliers spinning drums 5. Crown opener...BRASS! 6. Crossmen uniforms 7. BK drum solo 8. Pioneer handling of Les Mis 9. Zomby Woof!!! 10. Last but not least...my new interest in The Thank You Scientists Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony L. Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 For me it is various portions of Cadets (that was something regaedless of how you feel, it was SOMETHING) and that amazing Mandarins performance. Both groups were my favovites and will be the two most watched moving forward. At least from my side. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
defeldus2 Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 Blue Devils: Opening drill, entire ballad, last 45 seconds after the "diamonds in the sky" line (serious chills from the last announcer bit) SCV: Entire show. Just an incredible program. Love the trading back and forth from the small ensemble and corps proper, and the trumpet -> baritone duet Crown: Opening impact, percussion intensity, entire closer brass arrangement (TUBAS!) Cavaliers: Mars My Way mashup was so #### cool Bloo: Zombie was tiiiight Boston: The best GE moment of the year with the burning (though I wish the witch had thrown in the corps member and escaped finals night!) Cadets: Big percussion hit after intro Blue Knights: use of color, fantastic brass arrangements, battery writing Phantom: guard was incredible Blue Stars: Love the Lana piece Crossmen: best use of props all year, so cool Madison: kids really got into character and bought into the show Mandarins: drum major, guard, great GE moments throughout 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjoakes Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 36 minutes ago, defeldus2 said: Boston: The best GE moment of the year with the burning (though I wish the witch had thrown in the corps member and escaped finals night!) Maybe not for me in terms of best GE moment. But I'll give you this: When it came out the first time - was that San Antonio? - it was very exciting. A great special effect that had a lot of us neither cheering nor applauding for a moment because we couldn't take ourselves away from watching it. Wish there were more bigger surprises in shows in the last few weeks. (Wish there were more surprises in scores and ranking, too.) The BD window was a let down. Clowns was pretty good from Vanguard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2muchcoffeeman Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 As props go, the BAC pyre was about as good as it gets, from the technical perspective. As a storytelling element of the show, and as GE, it struck me as kinda cheesy. I was much more engaged with the SCV discs as they folded upward behind the running guard member. Academy's cartoony tree stumps had a role to play in telling the story, and they involved the members for a greater portion of the show. Mandarins' color guard did a great job, er, drawing the pen nibs into the presentation. The pyre was an exclamation point; the discs, and tree stumps, and pen nibs were more of a storytelling tool. To me, BAC's use of the stocks and gallows props were more effective from a GE standpoint. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shmeg212 Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 On 8/24/2017 at 4:25 PM, Icer said: 9. Madison Scouts make-up artist The members did their makeup by themselves all summer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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