waliman4444 Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 I was watching an episode of FUNLINERS on You Tube in which a former BD member said the opening horn solo in BD's 2022 show, consistently fell short of accomplishment ..Coming from an alumni I found his remarks refreshingly honest ..So, do you agree with his critique?..Are there other solos from any other top tier corps that you feel just didn't work last season?.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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keystone3ply Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 (edited) 8 hours ago, waliman4444 said: I was watching an episode of FUNLINERS on You Tube in which a former BD member said the opening horn solo in BD's 2022 show, consistently fell short of accomplishment ..Coming from an alumni I found his remarks refreshingly honest ..So, do you agree with his critique?..Are there other solos from any other top tier corps that you feel just didn't work last season?.. 1) Reads topic on BD's opening solo from 2022. 👀 2) Starts researching funliner on the YouTube. 🧐😁 Edited June 14, 2023 by keystone3ply cx 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxfreq1128 Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 4 hours ago, waliman4444 said: I was watching an episode of FUNLINERS on You Tube in which a former BD member said the opening horn solo in BD's 2022 show, consistently fell short of accomplishment ..Coming from an alumni I found his remarks refreshingly honest ..So, do you agree with his critique?..Are there other solos from any other top tier corps that you feel just didn't work last season?.. She did struggle, but who can blame her. It is REALLY hard to sprint and do complicated dance choreography for a minute and a half and then have to pick up a mellophone — a famously ornery instrument on a good day!! — as a soloist, while mic’ed, and deliver a clean, warm solo with long tones and great breath control and emotional finesse. I think that when we talk about the demand of modern drum corps, and relative difficulty of extensive drill charts vs sprinting and choreography, the difficulty she had with that solo should make us all way more sympathetic. Because sprinting, dancing and then having to play is basically what they all have to do now, soloists or not. The Funliner guys were honest that she didn’t usually nail it, but they were critical in a healthy way, not a cruel way, in case anyone is wondering — it’s the straight talk of fellow MMs. They’re recent BD guys who know firsthand what pressure and demand goes into a moment like this. So they’re not ragging on her. To her extreme credit, fwiw, she DID nail it for the victory performance. I was excited for her! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenoris4Jazz Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 Haven't seen the show, but I have a question: why make her do all that running et. al. right before a solo? In the "caveman" days of drum corps, soloists stepped out of formation and spent a few seconds prepping for a solo. If the choice is between nailing the solo and staying in formation, I'll take the clean solo every time. There shouldn't be a deduction for having a soloist take a few seconds to get ready for their feature. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cixelsyd Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 2 hours ago, Tenoris4Jazz said: Haven't seen the show, but I have a question: why make her do all that running et. al. right before a solo? In the "caveman" days of drum corps, soloists stepped out of formation and spent a few seconds prepping for a solo. If the choice is between nailing the solo and staying in formation, I'll take the clean solo every time. There shouldn't be a deduction for having a soloist take a few seconds to get ready for their feature. In the "primordial ooze" days of drum corps, some soloists kept marching (or at least marking time) while playing their solo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weaklefthand4ever Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 58 minutes ago, cixelsyd said: In the "primordial ooze" days of drum corps, some soloists kept marching (or at least marking time) while playing their solo. Very true. But would you agree that in general, the demand on playing was lower when the drill demand was high? Now I am talking only from a mid to late 80s experience so it could be different generationally (is that a word?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOC Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 8 hours ago, saxfreq1128 said: She did struggle, but who can blame her. It is REALLY hard to sprint and do complicated dance choreography for a minute and a half and then have to pick up a mellophone — a famously ornery instrument on a good day!! — as a soloist, while mic’ed, and deliver a clean, warm solo with long tones and great breath control and emotional finesse. I think that when we talk about the demand of modern drum corps, and relative difficulty of extensive drill charts vs sprinting and choreography, the difficulty she had with that solo should make us all way more sympathetic. Because sprinting, dancing and then having to play is basically what they all have to do now, soloists or not. Over the decades, the BD soloist usually set up behind the pits, put their shakos down, looked around, got rid of extra spit, etc. If there was two, one would stand back to back to the first soloist. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg_orangecounty Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 We all heard it, but why call her out at this point especially when they won? And by alumni no less. Low brow. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldSnareDrummer Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 There should be more 30 second snare solos. What Bloo did during Lucy was unprecedented, not to mention some wild azz stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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