Popular Post ChrisVT2003 Posted June 22, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 22, 2022 WOWWW! JD Shaw is a masterclass at arranging for drum corps! First impressions: 1st Movement: what a beautiful entrance. I love how the sound builds and grows into those almost haunting chords. That would sound good starting backfield and turning right as the final chord hits! Can't wait to see how they stage this. Awesome opening and definitely a Regiment sound. Gives me a sense of longing and emotion right from the start. 2nd Movement: Ok...I know I'm not speaking on my own here when I say that this piece is my favorite! Some of the best drum corps arranging I've heard in a LONG time. Right now this is my favorite piece! That might change as the season goes on...but how could you not love this?! It gives me an ET or Star Wars vibe right up front. Such a positive and uplifting piece with tons of great brass licks. I've already got it stuck in my head. 3rd Movement: The soloist and the effects from Bari to trumpet echoing in the distance is such a cool effect! Very ambient and way cool. That feature leads into a much more jazzy/neo-classical piece with a lot of percussion features. This piece was cool and will demonstrate the corps range of musical proficiency. I'll need to listen to it a bunch more times to get into it, but I'm hoping it matures. I do not like how it ends. They all hit a unison note really loud but then it kind of dies out with little effect to start the ballad. Hopefully they rewrite that for more effect. 4th Movement: The Ballad. BEAUTIFUL chords. It builds up twice after soloists play and will be nice to see how this progresses. Very beautiful but short ballad for Regiment this year. Great showcase for brass...percussion play throughout as well which is interesting. They play a lot of notes this year! 5th Movement: A very bright and happy piece to end! It's classical at it's best...I can see a company front in there about halfway through as the tempo slows down. My favorite part is the ending. You hear those Bari and Mello rips in the end?! Classic JD Shaw. Definitely love the ending. I'm sure they will add to it for that extra show boost in the end. I really hope we see a Top 5 finish this year! The competition is so tough these days. It will take a lot of cleaning and some visual surprises. The Music effect is there though and I'm so happy to see that back. The uniforms look amazing as well! 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom56 Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 So great to hear Phantom's brass back! As for Boston, although hard to tell, given the lousy audio quality, their book seems rather dark, and not that well arranged. But, we'll have to wait till Detroit to get a better measure of the show. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rchitectburd23BD01 Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 26 minutes ago, Phantom56 said: So great to hear Phantom's brass back! As for Boston, although hard to tell, given the lousy audio quality, their book seems rather dark, and not that well arranged. But, we'll have to wait till Detroit to get a better measure of the show. I agree Boston is a hard read for me. It is very dark and it doesn't do anything for me musically. Listening to Phantom really got me excited to see them on the field. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldSnareDrummer Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 I think I set a personal record for the number of Likes dished out on this thread. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomPhan91 Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 15 hours ago, Weaklefthand4ever said: VERY mature brass sound (and that's coming from a drummer.) Loved the ballad and I found myself trying to figure out where the kick stop and the chevron would fall in that closing minute. Great stuff! On a side note, do the snares look "short" or am I just getting old. They almost look like 10×14's to me and the sound was getting swallowed up in some spots. My first impression upon hearing them was PHANTOM IS BACK! I agree completely, the sound from the hornline sounds very mature, in both performance and warm-ups. I think JD and the brass staff have elevated the hornline to such a place where they are well ahead of their early season progression curve, when compared to the years in recent memory. Can't wait to see the show on the field, and plan for those special Regiment moves/visuals in the show throughout the season! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triple Forte Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 2 hours ago, Phantom56 said: So great to hear Phantom's brass back! As for Boston, although hard to tell, given the lousy audio quality, their book seems rather dark, and not that well arranged. But, we'll have to wait till Detroit to get a better measure of the show. I listen to both performances I prefer phantoms over Boston’s at this point and will probably feel the same come August. One thing I will point out is, is phantoms musical book complex enough to compete with The big boys? Because it sounded like Boston’s book is far more technical at this point. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dciphan79 Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 4 minutes ago, Triple Forte said: I listen to both performances I prefer phantoms over Boston’s at this point and will probably feel the same come August. One thing I will point out is, is phantoms musical book complex enough to compete with The big boys? Because it sounded like Boston’s book is far more technical at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinetic inferno11 Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, Triple Forte said: I listen to both performances I prefer phantoms over Boston’s at this point and will probably feel the same come August. One thing I will point out is, is phantoms musical book complex enough to compete with The big boys? Because it sounded like Boston’s book is far more technical at this point. That’s exactly what makes me question a lot of the people now saying that Phantom could break top 5 in brass this year. They do sound very good. That is not a problem in the slightest. But what happens when you compare the complexity of what they are doing to that of Boston, Crown, BD, etc. that are the corps “ahead” of them later on in the season after some cleaning is done? I’m certainly thrilled to see Phantom back on the rise, but difficulty is something that could hinder higher placements down the stretch. Their musicality however is very strong. That will certainly be a large strength to the group this season. Edited June 22, 2022 by kinetic inferno11 Forgot to address musicality 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mello Dude Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 (edited) 26 minutes ago, kinetic inferno11 said: That’s exactly what makes me question a lot of the people now saying that Phantom could break top 5 in brass this year. They do sound very good. That is not a problem in the slightest. But what happens when you compare the complexity of what they are doing to that of Boston, Crown, BD, etc. that are the corps “ahead” of them later on in the season after some cleaning is done? I’m certainly thrilled to see Phantom back on the rise, but difficulty is something that could hinder higher placements down the stretch. 2 hours ago, Triple Forte said: I listen to both performances I prefer phantoms over Boston’s at this point and will probably feel the same come August. One thing I will point out is, is phantoms musical book complex enough to compete with The big boys? Because it sounded like Boston’s book is far more technical at this point. Somewhat. The devil is in what they are doing...how MUCH are they playing. Phantom is giving us a complete musical picture with what seems a LOT of play time. It will be interesting to time how much playing is going on vs not playing. Because, being honest playing MORE is always harder than playing less, especially when moving. Add also what chords are being played as well? Playing unisons (even complex ones) are actually easier. Couple that with movement (aka marching or sprinting) what is difficult? Edited June 22, 2022 by Mello Dude 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Continental Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 5 minutes ago, kinetic inferno11 said: That’s exactly what makes me question a lot of the people now saying that Phantom could break top 5 in brass this year. They do sound very good. That is not a problem in the slightest. But what happens when you compare the complexity of what they are doing to that of Boston, Crown, BD, etc. that are the corps “ahead” of them later on in the season after some cleaning is done? I’m certainly thrilled to see Phantom back on the rise, but difficulty is something that could hinder higher placements down the stretch. Their musicality however is very strong. That will certainly be a large strength to the group this season. At this point in the season, the only thing that is clear is they are much improved and people are saying very positive things about them. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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