jwillis35 Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 Blue Devils. Stunning! The music is so good. It's definitely a fun and demanding musical book. Brass and percussion were on fire. Plenty of cleaning to do for BD, but the level of detail and excellence they have in upper and lower body control and timing is truly wonderful to watch. The way they can extend and push a phrase to perfection is only matched by Crown. The range asked of the performers, the level of articulations, key signature and meter changes, and style changes in the music book are really not matched by anyone...though Crown, Boston, and Bluecoats all do well here. Thought their guard was incredible and doing some amazing things. Very demanding book. Visually this show is wonderful. As this continues to clean, and with such a wonderful music book, the GE should be something special. Way to go, BD! 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KVG_DC Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 They should have that group from Taipei again while we wait for scores 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidWAmericanArts Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 2 minutes ago, crownisking said: Agreed. But fans are way more polite today than they used to be. Cadets were openly bood in 2006-2008. It was ugly. I wasn’t there love for 06-08, but I can say that the amount of booing at 2015 was sad. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craiga Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 I have revised my top 4 based on tonight's performances on FLO. 1. BD 92.0 2. BAC 91.5 3. Crown 90.5 4. Bluecoats 89.9. (Due to a nearly complete lack of visual design) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevingamin Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 Just now, Zeke said: Hopefully Troopers DM is en route..NOW In 1991 at the Parma, Ohio show, Troopers DM was doing their thing as the drum majors came front and center for scores. Somebody yelled out "MOVE FASTER!!!" and he just...STOPPED. In mid-stride. The place went nuts. 4 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeke Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 (edited) 4 minutes ago, jasgre2000 said: . Edited July 23, 2023 by Zeke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasgre2000 Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 Just now, jwillis35 said: Blue Devils. Stunning! The music is so good. It's definitely a fun and demanding musical book. Brass and percussion were on fire. Plenty of cleaning to do for BD, but the level of detail and excellence they have in upper and lower body control and timing is truly wonderful to watch. The way they can extend and push a phrase to perfection is only matched by Crown. The range asked of the performers, the level of articulations, key signature and meter changes, and style changes in the music book are really not matched by anyone...though Crown, Boston, and Bluecoats all do well here. Thought their guard was incredible and doing some amazing things. Very demanding book. Visually this show is wonderful. As this continues to clean, and with such a wonderful music book, the GE should be something special. Way to go, BD! I was going to say the same thing. It's really remarkable. I remember about 10 years ago when people used to complain about their marching technique. Not sure if its changed much since then, but whatever they are doing now is amazing! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcsnare93 Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Super Don-O said: I recall seeing Star in '93, during one of the quiet parts someone yelled out "Play Something!" I recall seeming them boo-ed once too. Now the show is fondly remembered. Edited July 23, 2023 by dcsnare93 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2muchcoffeeman Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 BD is Exhibit A that you don't need to be high concept to be stellar. "The Cutouts" doesn't mean much of anything. It's a device more than it is a structure. Cohesion and legibility can exist on their own terms. Give 150 talented performers a vehicle that allows them to stretch themselves beyond what they think they can do, and the result can be pretty spectacular. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRomoter Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 Just now, theonlyfizzle said: Being entertained is so subjective, because i am purely entertained by BD 100% Oh, I don’t mean it like that. I’m just saying sometimes people in general have trouble being entertained by art that isn’t as accessible. Blue Devils tend to be more geared toward audience members that are a little more appreciative of eclectic offerings. I don’t mean to say no one finds it entertaining. There a plenty of people who love it as much as you, and I’m glad DCI caters to a rainbow of tastes. No offense intended. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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