xandandl Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 Just now, E3D said: speaking of , I have not noticed any posts from Cappy today. Might be recharging for the later corps. He's probably volunteering for a certain corps (?) so their teeth really sparkle for the cameras this week. Brush, brush, brush, peroxide, rinse, brush some more...cameras, lights,... 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Cappybara Posted August 8, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted August 8, 2019 (edited) 4 hours ago, LyricalCoder said: BD will never cash in their integrity for a ticket on the popularity boat. And I love them for it, no pandering to the crowd, the MM's are the main priority. They receive such a wide education in so many different areas of the arts because BD is willing to peek into a huge variety of artistic areas. Some may see that as against the core values of drum corps but in my eyes, the members are priority one and audience number two. Just a brief look at all the realms they've explored in the past decade: 2008: they brought a poem by Ferlinghetti to life and represented it through music and visuals 2009: explored the mindset of artists and people during the great depression using the music from that time 2010: they reflect back on Kenton and Graettinger's previously unappreciated work in their "City of glass," educating the members on their works and their influence on the jazz genre 2011: Burt Bacharach. Nuff said 2012: the members learn about an artistic and philosophical movement known as the dada movement and how it has influenced contemporary art today 2013: Rite of Spring. It had been done before but I don't think any corps had gone down to the level of detail that BD did that year. The piece itself was extremely controversial at the time and I think the show accurately reflected that. 2014: exploring the world of cinema through Fellini and learn about his influence in that sphere 2015: the idea of bringing stories to life on the field. Not super novel or intellectual, but I'll never complain about Goodwin and Sondheim being performed 2016: Members get an in depth look at Shakespeare's The Tempest 2017: what better lesson on the history of the corps than a full show dedicated to it? 2018: Probably their coolest concept, taking a famous painting and turning it into a story on the field. 2019: folklore behind the Ghostlight I mean, does any corps really capture the essence of the arts as a whole to the level of BD? I personally don't think so. Sidenote, the people who think every BD show is the same are crazy. Just look at all the different expressions of art they've explored through a single medium! Edited August 8, 2019 by Cappybara 13 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cappybara Posted August 8, 2019 Author Share Posted August 8, 2019 1 hour ago, E3D said: speaking of , I have not noticed any posts from Cappy today. Might be recharging for the later corps. Oh I'm alive. On the weekdays I'm too busy with patients to post much on DCP, though I do lurk a bit during down time 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rylan Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 (edited) Here's hoping someone records BD (and the rest of the top 5) from the stands today. I almost always prefer videos from the stands over Flo's. I actually like reading the crowd reaction - something that Flo doesn't do well. I remember when it was on ESPN how they were able to capture crowd reactions well. Edited August 9, 2019 by Rylan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PamahoNow Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 1 minute ago, Rylan said: Here's hoping someone records BD (and the rest of the top 5) from the stands today. I almost always prefer videos from the stands over Flo's. I actually like reading the crown reaction - something that Flo doesn't do well. I remember when it was on ESPN how they were able to capture crowd reactions well. Are you not suggesting that someone break the law? There are frequent notices that doing such is a violation of copyrights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Guns Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 34 minutes ago, Cappybara said: And I love them for it, no pandering to the crowd, the MM's are the main priority. They receive such a wide education in so many different areas of the arts because BD is willing to peek into a huge variety of artistic areas. Some may see that as against the core values of drum corps but in my eyes, the members are priority one and audience number two. Just a brief look at all the realms they've explored in the past decade: 2008: they brought a poem by Ferlinghetti to life and represented it through music and visuals 2009: explored the mindset of artists and people during the great depression using the music from that time 2010: they reflect back on Kenton and Graettinger's previously unappreciated work in their "City of glass," educating the members on their works and their influence on the jazz genre 2011: Burt Bacharach. Nuff said 2012: the members learn about an artistic and philosophical movement known as the dada movement and how it has influenced contemporary art today 2013: Rite of Spring. It had been done before but I don't think any corps had gone down to the level of detail that BD did that year. The piece itself was extremely controversial at the time and I think the show accurately reflected that. 2014: exploring the world of cinema through Fellini and learn about his influence in that sphere 2015: the idea of bringing stories to life on the field. Not super novel or intellectual, but I'll never complain about Goodwin and Sondheim being performed 2016: Members get an in depth look at Shakespeare's The Tempest 2017: what better lesson on the history of the corps than a full show dedicated to it? 2018: Probably their coolest concept, taking a famous painting and turning it into a story on the field. 2019: folklore behind the Ghostlight I mean, does any corps really capture the essence of the arts as a whole to the level of BD? I personally don't think so. Sidenote, the people who think every BD show is the same are crazy. Just look at all the different expressions of art they've explored through a single medium! If this doesn't get a minimum of ten likes...........smh. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmhs59 Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 Blue Devils will win on Saturday evening. If they don't win number 19 in 2019, how are they ever going to win number 20 in 2020?!? Nobody Does It Better! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rylan Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 1 hour ago, cmhs59 said: Blue Devils will win on Saturday evening. If they don't win number 19 in 2019, how are they ever going to win number 20 in 2020?!? Nobody Does It Better! Someone should give you a PhD. I can't argue with that logic! 👍 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poppycock Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 Do it up Devils! Slap em down 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxfreq1128 Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 Good luck tonight BD! When I rewatched Bloo's show just now I noticed that in the first half of both their shows BD and Bloo do a few of the same things — full-corps dancing, bari feature, soprano feature, throwbacks to previous years, highly exposed sequential rifle toss. When i realized that and compared the corps mark for mark... I just don't see how BD isn't the more fun, energetic, charismatic, creative, difficult, seamless show. Even just looking at the props and how they fold into the themes, look, shape of each show... It's no contest for me. And this is coming from someone who thinks Bloo > BD last year, objectively, by some margin, because Bloo was a beast last year, one of the all-time-greatest third place shows we've seen, IMO. I'm hoping BD really brings it this weekend (of course they will) and that the judges get it right, if they do. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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