Rusty Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 The U.S. Marine Drum & Bugle Corps performed tonight at a Houston-area high school. I couldn't attend due to a prior commitment, but my wife was kind enough to cue up a video on the school district's website at http://www.ccisd.net/. (I'd link directly to the vid, but I can't find it - right now it appears to be on the front page of the site. Skip to the -46:00 mark to see them feeding onto the field.) Not sure what the rep is for the show, but it looks decent and sounds great. At one point, I realized just how wonderful it was to hear a good horn line really cranking on G bugles. And then I noticed some weird sound effects. Then strings. Yep: they have a synth in the pit, with amps at the 35 on side one and the 40 on side two. Basically, it's Hop's world. We just live in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Corps Guy Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 (edited) 7 hours ago, Rusty said: The U.S. Marine Drum & Bugle Corps performed tonight at a Houston-area high school. I couldn't attend due to a prior commitment, but my wife was kind enough to cue up a video on the school district's website at http://www.ccisd.net/. (I'd link directly to the vid, but I can't find it - right now it appears to be on the front page of the site. Skip to the -46:00 mark to see them feeding onto the field.) Not sure what the rep is for the show, but it looks decent and sounds great. At one point, I realized just how wonderful it was to hear a good horn line really cranking on G bugles. And then I noticed some weird sound effects. Then strings. Yep: they have a synth in the pit, with amps at the 35 on side one and the 40 on side two. Basically, it's Hop's world. We just live in it. As a prior service Marine that served in the Commandant's Own..........................Say it isn't so. I wonder how high up the Chain-of-Command they had to go to get permission to remove their covers while outdoors. Edited March 21, 2018 by Old Corps Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotoSurfBass Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 8 hours ago, Rusty said: Not sure what the rep is for the show, but it looks decent and sounds great. At one point, I realized just how wonderful it was to hear a good horn line really cranking on G bugles. And then I noticed some weird sound effects. Then strings. Yep: they have a synth in the pit, with amps at the 35 on side one and the 40 on side two. Basically, it's Hop's world. We just live in it. Oh, you poor thing... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
84BDsop Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 9 hours ago, Rusty said: The U.S. Marine Drum & Bugle Corps performed tonight at a Houston-area high school. I couldn't attend due to a prior commitment, but my wife was kind enough to cue up a video on the school district's website at http://www.ccisd.net/. (I'd link directly to the vid, but I can't find it - right now it appears to be on the front page of the site. Skip to the -46:00 mark to see them feeding onto the field.) Not sure what the rep is for the show, but it looks decent and sounds great. At one point, I realized just how wonderful it was to hear a good horn line really cranking on G bugles. And then I noticed some weird sound effects. Then strings. Yep: they have a synth in the pit, with amps at the 35 on side one and the 40 on side two. Basically, it's Hop's world. We just live in it. Opener sounds like the action music from the Matt Smith "Dr Who" years, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowtown Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 I'm cool with amps I'm not cool with a eulogy for sarah jones, talking about grandma's paper skin or screaming I know you 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fran Haring Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 (edited) The drum corps has changed its show style in recent years... I'm guessing in an effort to stay relevant in the recruiting game. The people they're looking to recruit are members of today's competition corps.... who by now, should be used to electronics and so forth. I wonder, though, if there is a fine line here with this particular corps... between what the members are comfortable with, and what the audience (which, with this corps, has tended to be more of a general "John and Jane Doe" audience at various venues) is comfortable with. Time will tell, I suppose. Edited March 21, 2018 by Fran Haring Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Ream Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 their front ensemble has been plugged in at least 2 years now...maybe 3. they do a great performance percussion only at WGI every year....chilling actually. the visual package and design has gotten very modern the last 3/4 years.which i am ok with because they seemed stuck between 1980-1995 for a long time 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glory Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 Jeff is right. The Marines have gotten better - much better - the past couple of years as they dropped the "old-fashioned" programming approach. Lots of folks in my section in Indy last summer remarked on the improvement. Too many uncovered heads in drum corps in general. Marines. DCI. All of it. Corps in general look better covered. Doesn't mean there aren't uncovered effects that work. There just aren't many places/times where the bare heads are better than the covered ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim K Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 I figure the only way I can criticize the Commandant’s Own is when I survive boot camp. I’d probably survive five minutes. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowtown Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 So when do they get spandex costume, start rolling around on the ground, pointing to the sky in overly, emotive exultations of faux drama and depth? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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