Cappybara Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 7 minutes ago, Orwellian Wiress said: as someone who has only had band experience, yes i do use the terms interchangably. so what? am i any less of a dci fan? i have been following dci for a couple years now, only completed my first year of marching band LAST YEAR, and only went to my first show this year. does it make you feel good to bully a minor for enjoying art? i'm not even saying you should share my opinions. i was just throwing them out there and encouraging others to share theirs so we could have a fun discussion 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skevinp Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 Way to welcome new young posters onto DCP, guys. Can’t imagine why our ranks have dwindled. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orwellian Wiress Posted July 10, 2022 Author Share Posted July 10, 2022 2 minutes ago, skevinp said: Way to welcome new young posters onto DCP, guys. Can’t imagine why our ranks have dwindled. Thank you. The gatekeeping here is unreal. If the gates are closed, the marchers can't enter the field. If the marchers aren't there, then the judges have nothing to judge. And if the judges have nothing to judge, the audience has nothing to watch. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sutasaurus Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 (edited) 21 minutes ago, Orwellian Wiress said: as someone who has only had band experience, yes i do use the terms interchangably. so what? am i any less of a dci fan? i have been following dci for a couple years now, only completed my first year of marching band LAST YEAR, and only went to my first show this year. does it make you feel good to bully a minor for enjoying art? i'm not even saying you should share my opinions. i was just throwing them out there and encouraging others to share theirs so we could have a fun discussion We’re all entitled to our opinions regardless of our age. May I suggest you do a little research into the history of DCI. You actually might find programming that you enjoy which many of us have been enjoying for years. No offense, no bullying intended here. Don’t limit yourself to only the 2000s era because you would be doing yourself an injustice. Granted, Blue Devils have made a mark on this activity but they certainly aren’t the end all. Edited July 10, 2022 by Sutasaurus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squarepush Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Cappybara said: Why are you always so condescending on here jeez god forgive anyone that thinks your opinion is crap Edited July 10, 2022 by squarepush 2 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueStainGlass Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 48 minutes ago, Cappybara said: my god these points are the epitome of the annoying Gen Z DCI fans basically only know the mid 2000s to present Crown and Bluecoats shows and make hating Blue Devils their cutesy personality trait Wouldn't that be millennials? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orwellian Wiress Posted July 10, 2022 Author Share Posted July 10, 2022 To be fair, I have watched quite a few earlier DCI shows. There's only a couple that really stand out to me, like Cavaliers' Niagara Falls (love that closer) I'm not saying that my opinion is the end all, be all. I'm just saying that I prefer modern drum corps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
furious-winter Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 9 minutes ago, BlueStainGlass said: Wouldn't that be millennials? I am a millennial and I agree with most of what OP said. Not trolling, just used to keeping my unpopular opinions to myself. 🙃 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squarepush Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 1 minute ago, Orwellian Wiress said: To be fair, I have watched quite a few earlier DCI shows. There's only a couple that really stand out to me, like Cavaliers' Niagara Falls (love that closer) I'm not saying that my opinion is the end all, be all. I'm just saying that I prefer modern drum corps. Just like what you like, DCP will make you feel you have to explain yourself all the time. You don’t. That being said, I disagree with a lot if not most of your hot takes! Lol 😂 I will cry the day I see a saxophone debut in a show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sutasaurus Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 10 minutes ago, Orwellian Wiress said: To be fair, I have watched quite a few earlier DCI shows. There's only a couple that really stand out to me, like Cavaliers' Niagara Falls (love that closer) I'm not saying that my opinion is the end all, be all. I'm just saying that I prefer modern drum corps. Go further back in the time machine to a day when the terms drum corp and marching band were not interchangeable. You might be pleasantly surprised. To fully “appreciate” the current state of DCI you need a better feel for how the activity evolved into what it is today. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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