ThePlanets Posted March 7, 2018 Posted March 7, 2018 For week 23 we are headed out to the wild west to discuss the Troopers. What are your top 1-5 Troopers shows? (Optional) What are your 1-3 least favorites from them? You can go into as much or little detail as you like but please please try to keep things positive. For a quick recap in case you missed it and/or want to add your contributions: Week 1- Cavies- 2006 the Machine is the favorite and 2012 15 min of fame is the least favorite. Week 2- Jersey Surf- 2012 Bridgemania favorite Week 3- Blue Knights-1994 Trittico for bras band favorite. least 2001Blue Toons Week 4- Spirit of Atlanta- 1980 favorite Week 5- Carolina Crown- Favorite: 2015 Inferno; Least Favorite: 2017 ...It is Week 6- The Mandarins- 2017 inside the ink for favorite. Week 7- Boston Crusaders- 2000 RED is the favorite. Week 8- Pioneer- 1996 Celtic Twilight is the favorite. Week 9- Santa Clara Vanguard- 1999 Inventions for a New Millennium favorite. 1995 Not the Nutcracker least favorite. Week 10- Oregon Crusaders 2014 Nevermore is the favorite Week 11- The Crossmen- 1992 Songs for the Planet Earth is the favorite. Week 12- The Cadets- 2011 Between Angels and Demons is the favorite. 2006 The Zone Part II least favorite. Week 13 Corrps that are no longer with us. Every show is a winner! Week 14 Genesis TIE 2016 Hell Hath No Fury and 2017 the other side of now. Music City 2017 the tribe Week 15 Madison Scouts- 1995 A Drum Corps Fan's Dream: A Day in the Life of a Bull Fighter. Least Favorite 2009 Relampago Week 16- The Academy- favorite 2016 Drum Corpse Bride Week 17- Seattle Cascades- favorite 2002 City Riffs Week 18- The Blue Devils Favorite 1986. Least Favorite-2010 through a glass darkly Week 19- The Colts- Favorite 2007 Equinox Week 20- Blue Stars- 2008 Le Tour for the favorite. Week 21 Pacific Crest- 2012 the Spectrum gets the win. Week 22- Bluecoats- 2014 Tilt gets the win. 1992 for least favorite. Quote
BRASSO Posted March 7, 2018 Posted March 7, 2018 (edited) Favorites.......... 1970 2014... " The People's House " 2013..... " Magnificent 11 " 1986 1981 1985 2nd tier.. liked : '66- 69 2016... " Heros " 2015.... " Wild Horses " Not so Much : 2012... " This Was The Future " 2017... " Duels & Duets " Edited March 7, 2018 by BRASSO Quote
cowtown Posted March 7, 2018 Posted March 7, 2018 I missed their glory years due to age so this will feel incomplete 2008 it’s a biased, sentimental pick for the little corps that could, they had a tiny guard, maybe 15 people but it was a great show designed to their corps and they punched way above their weight. It brought them back to being relevant. I was so impressed I brought the t-shirt 1979 hippies and cowboys, what’s not to love? 1985 their best version of the Red Pony 2015 was a well designed show, it was unfairly put in the shadows by Crown 2007, there is more than one way to skin a horse 1980 turkey in the straw bass drum solo Quote
HockeyDad Posted March 7, 2018 Posted March 7, 2018 Favorite: 1974 Western Side Story is up there too. Quote
Jeff Ream Posted March 7, 2018 Posted March 7, 2018 86 tops 79 81 2009 always love hearing 70 and 73, 83 too...and 92 least favorite 2016 Quote
ThePlanets Posted March 7, 2018 Author Posted March 7, 2018 I am going to go for somewhat opposite shows here 1973 2015- wild horses. It's a cheesy show with singing but I couldn't help but like the story 1 Quote
gak27 Posted March 7, 2018 Posted March 7, 2018 1 hour ago, HockeyDad said: Favorite: 1974 Western Side Story is up there too. mmmm, 1974: Ghost Riders, yellow rose appliques, sunburst... The entire show video USED to be out there... Quote
N.E. Brigand Posted March 7, 2018 Posted March 7, 2018 I just don't know their older, first-class work very well, unfortunately, nor their many shows that didn't make Finals before 2009, so I can't offer a real vote. Over the past nine years, I would say: 1. "Western Side Story", 2. "Magnificent 11", 3. "Wanted". 4. "Wild Horses", 5. "A People's House", 6. "The Road Home", 7. "Hero", 8. "Duels & Duets", 9. "This Was the Future". I thought "Hero" had so much potential early in the season, but it never grew like it should have. Astonishingly wide-ranging drill in the closer. Quote
martin84 Posted March 8, 2018 Posted March 8, 2018 Favorites: 2013 1974 1975 2009 2016 Least Favorite 2017 Quote
KVG_DC Posted March 8, 2018 Posted March 8, 2018 I'll play with this one just because I remember 1985 in Fort Wayne so well. Everyone was wowed by Cadets and Jeremiah popping a 94.9 in early August, but I was totally in love with the Troopers show. The close with The Red Pony was great. 1990's show for the Centennial of Wyoming was a show I enjoyed too. Quote
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