ftwdrummer Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 I'm assembling a set of 12 shows to watch Saturday because of no finals, to show my cousin who is in high school band. Because I'm a nerd who enjoys challenges, I decided to make it harder by imposing the following rules: Only one show per year; can't have both Blue Stars 2010 and Phantom 2010 Only one show per corps; can't have both Blue Stars 2010 and Blue Stars 2014 Only one show per semifinals placement; can't have both Blue Stars 2010 and Madison 2013 With those rules in place, what is your top 12? (I'll post mine below later.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOA Dad Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 This was really, really hard. I’ve only really followed DCI closely since 2014, I have a somewhat decent knowledge of 2008-13 from videos, and not much knowledge of 2007 and earlier. I can't believe I'm omitting The Cadets, because there are certainly several shows that I do like, but when I inserted any of them (i.e. 2005, 2011, 2013 and 2015, for example) into this puzzle ... well it broke by its displacement of another corps (so my apologies to fans or alumni of The Cadets ... absolutely no relection on the corps). In order by placement from 1 through 12 in semis: 2014 Blue Devils – Felliniesque – 1 2012 Carolina Crown – For the Common Good – 2 2015 Bluecoats – Kinetic Noise – 3 2013 Santa Clara Vanguard – Les Miserables – 4 2016 The Cavaliers – Propaganda – 5 2010 Phantom Regiment – Into the Light – 6 2019 Blue Knights – I Remember Everything – 7 2003 Madison Scouts – GOLD, GREEN AND RED: The Music of Benoit Jutras – 8 2007 Boston Crusaders – A Picasso Suite – 9 2018 Mandarins – Life Rite After - 10 2011 Blue Stars – ReBourne – 11 2009 Troopers – Western Side Story – 12 I’m lukewarm on my picks for 8-11, TBH. If there is not a requirement that the corps finished in the Top 12 in semis (and thus made finals), then I replace the 2018 Mandarins with 2018 Spirit of Atlanta – Knock! – 13 (for personal and biased reasons). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldbandguy Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 22 minutes ago, SOA Dad said: This was really, really hard. I’ve only really followed DCI closely since 2014, I have a somewhat decent knowledge of 2008-13 from videos, and not much knowledge of 2007 and earlier. I can't believe I'm omitting The Cadets, because there are certainly several shows that I do like, but when I inserted any of them (i.e. 2005, 2011, 2013 and 2015, for example) into this puzzle ... well it broke by its displacement of another corps (so my apologies to fans or alumni of The Cadets ... absolutely no relection on the corps). In order by placement from 1 through 12 in semis: 2014 Blue Devils – Felliniesque – 1 2012 Carolina Crown – For the Common Good – 2 2015 Bluecoats – Kinetic Noise – 3 2013 Santa Clara Vanguard – Les Miserables – 4 2016 The Cavaliers – Propaganda – 5 2010 Phantom Regiment – Into the Light – 6 2019 Blue Knights – I Remember Everything – 7 2003 Madison Scouts – GOLD, GREEN AND RED: The Music of Benoit Jutras – 8 2007 Boston Crusaders – A Picasso Suite – 9 2018 Mandarins – Life Rite After - 10 2011 Blue Stars – ReBourne – 11 2009 Troopers – Western Side Story – 12 I’m lukewarm on my picks for 8-11, TBH. If there is not a requirement that the corps finished in the Top 12 in semis (and thus made finals), then I replace the 2018 Mandarins with 2018 Spirit of Atlanta – Knock! – 13 (for personal and biased reasons). I really like your 2003 pick. That corps really played...and they got better each of the next two years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
84BDsop Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 1st 84 Cadets 2nd Tie 87 SCV/89 Regiment/14 Bloo 3rd 90 Star 4th 95 Madison 5th 97 Madison 6th 85 Suncoast Sound 7th 94 Blue Knights 8th 96 Magic of Orlando 9th Tie 83 Cavaliers/86 Troopers 10th 17 Blue Stars 11th 16 Academy 12th 88 Sky Ryders 13th 92 Glassmen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Ream Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 08 Phantom 18 SCV 87 Cadets 86 BD 92 Crossmen 99 Madison 00 Boston 15 Crown 93 Star 01 Cavies 80 Bridgemen 16 Bluecoats 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueShades152 Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 This was fun, but quite difficult because there are some shows I really hated to leave out! 1. Santa Clara Vanguard 2018 2. Phantom Regiment 2006 3. The Cadets 2013 4. Blue Devils 2005 (not a typo...) 5. Carolina Crown 2014 6. Blue Knights 2015 7. Bluecoats 2007 8. Madison Scouts 2003 9. Boston Crusaders 2004 10. Blue Stars 2017 11. Magic of Orlando 2002 12. Crossmen 2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc66 Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 I had to do some major cutting just to make it a Top-12. I chose these corps because they generated incredible crowd emotion, response, and entertainment. I also felt that a mix of all five decades was necessary in order to get the evolution of the activity (yes, I know I didn't get the piston/rotor years). SCV 2018 – Babylon Boston Crusaders 2017 – Wicked Games Bluecoats 2016 – Tilt Carolina Crown 2015 – Inferno Blue Devils 2014 – Felliniesque Phantom Regiment 2008 – Spartacus Madison Scouts 1995 – A Drum Corps Fan’s Dream Velvet Knights 1992 – Magical Mystery Tour, Part 3 Suncoast Sound 1985 – Florida Suite Garfield Cadets 1984 – West Side Story 27th Lancers 1980 Bridgemen 1978 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ftwdrummer Posted August 7, 2020 Author Share Posted August 7, 2020 Something that's been weirdly fun, watching pre-2009 videos for this project: watching the field at Camp Randall/Wisconsin football's branding evolve over time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.E. Brigand Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 This is hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim K Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 1. Carolina Crown 2013 2. 27th Lancers 1980 3. The Cadets 2013 4. Santa Clara Vanguard 2014 5. Boston Crusaders 2000 6. Bluecoats 2012 7. Madison 1999 8. Phantom Regiment 1988 9. Blue Stars 2016 10. North Star 1978 11. Cavaliers 1979 12. Sky Ryders 1988 Sorry I could not include some of the corps that have made DCI what it is: Blue Devils, Kingsmen, Troopers, Kilties, Guardsmen, Crossmen to name a few, but there were other shows for each placement I liked better. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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