Poppycock Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 21 minutes ago, Guitar1974 said: Last night in Hamilton Colts, then Spirit, the Cadets came out one after another with the same look/same dark angst/etc. Then here come Bluecoats with a totally bright, fun, uplifting show. Lots of anger and angry faces. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post skevinp Posted June 26, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 26, 2019 1 minute ago, Poppycock said: Lots of anger and angry faces. All they need is love. 6 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 3PoC Posted June 26, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 26, 2019 (edited) Drumline sounds crispy playing this wonderful book from Tom Rarick (my favorite current battery arranger). One of my favorite visuals they do is the iconic Ringo goofy grin head bob as part of the opening drum solo (@:28 in this clip). They are really getting into some details with this show. I've found numerous little bits like this as I've watched some of the show clips. The Bluecoats is an amazing production! Edited June 26, 2019 by 3PoC (Ringo gif added) 10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3PoC Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 (edited) While I'm thinking about it, one of my favorite parts of the show is when the guard gets on the center ramp near the beginning of Within You Without You and does a bit of the Dance of a Thousand Hands (some horn players do a version toward the end as well). I hope Flo catches this next time they stream a Bloo show. I've been hoping to see a corps attempt this for years! Edited June 26, 2019 by 3PoC 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrumManTx Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 @3PoC and others, I'd love to keep reading about things that they have in the show that someone like myself who isn't as familiar with The Beatles might miss. Cool stuff! I like learning more about all kinds of music. I'm very familiar with so many of their songs, just not much more past that, so this is a cool opportunity to learn more. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terri Schehr Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 (edited) 10 minutes ago, DrumManTx said: @3PoC and others, I'd love to keep reading about things that they have in the show that someone like myself who isn't as familiar with The Beatles might miss. Cool stuff! I like learning more about all kinds of music. I'm very familiar with so many of their songs, just not much more past that, so this is a cool opportunity to learn more. The attention to detail is amazing. No one captures an era like Bloo. The beat generation last year and the Beatles this year. Edited June 26, 2019 by Terri Schehr 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3PoC Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 (edited) @DrumManTx and anyone interested in the inspiration for this year's round props and tarps; here's the Sea of Holes clip from the Beatles' Yellow Submarine movie: (low quality, but the only clip I could find on youtube) Edited June 26, 2019 by 3PoC 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Lancer Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 9 minutes ago, 3PoC said: @DrumManTx and anyone interested in the inspiration for this year's round props and tarps; here's the Sea of Holes clip from the Beatles' Yellow Submarine movie: (low quality, but the only clip I could find on youtube) Very cool! Thanks for posting this! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post oldbandguy Posted June 26, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 26, 2019 37 minutes ago, DrumManTx said: @3PoC and others, I'd love to keep reading about things that they have in the show that someone like myself who isn't as familiar with The Beatles might miss. Cool stuff! I like learning more about all kinds of music. I'm very familiar with so many of their songs, just not much more past that, so this is a cool opportunity to learn more. For any that might not know...Ringo, even to this day, almost always ends an interview by flashing the peace sign and saying "peace and love." That appears a few times in the show. The bow at the end of the show is how The Beatles ended many of their early performances including their Ed Sullivan Show appearances. Some younger fans may not know the impact Ringo's drum set had on Ludwig drums. The iconic bass drum head with The Beatles logo also had the Ludwig logo. The company, at that time, was having some financial problems. On the Monday following the first Ed Sullivan show the phones rang off the hook with orders for "the Ringo kit." William Ludwig has often stated Ringo may have saved Ludwig drums...and he still plays them 🙂 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 3PoC Posted June 26, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 26, 2019 (edited) Ok, one more tidbit that blows my mind - very subtle, but I'm pretty sure I'm right about this - is happening on the field while the guard is doing the 1000 Hands movements in Within You Without You. It's best from hi angle but The horns get into two circular shapes with a guard member in the center of each while the tubas are in 2 files headed backfield. There is a moment where the back few tubas arc into each other and at the same time the horns lay down in their circles. At that moment, I believe they are referencing the self portrait drawn by John Lennon. The tubas form a nose and the two circles are the round glasses that Lennon famously wore. The reason I think it's the self portrait is because like the circle on side 1 is higher than side 2 just like the drawing. To add to that, the image was used for the John Lennon documentary Imagine, which was the title (and central musical motif) of Bluecoats 2009 show (2019 is chock full of call backs to previous shows). The '09 show that I believe that they are calling back to by using "spirit guide" characters (remember the guy with the umbrella who guided the corps to bigger and better ideas in that show?). Amazing details! Edited June 26, 2019 by 3PoC 10 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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