MarkHornGA Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 5 minutes ago, kdaddy said: Another thought from last night that isn't meant to be snarky, but it was nevertheless a thought... Sometimes two corps play the same tune the same year. And especially depending on design, experience, talent of members, and how it's used, among others, one will seem clearly superior to the other. - And now Agape in 24. If Doug Thrower is going to arrange a tune in a given summer, check and revise your own rep... 100%. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrumManTx Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 6 minutes ago, kdaddy said: Another thought from last night that isn't meant to be snarky, but it was nevertheless a thought... Sometimes two corps play the same tune the same year. And especially depending on design, experience, talent of members, and how it's used, among others, one will seem clearly superior to the other. A couple examples: - Strawberry Soup in 93. I like the Scouts version, but it ain't BD. - Blue Shades in 99. SCV's version blew me away compared to Xmen (a Klesch arrangement btw). - And now Agape in 24. If Doug Thrower is going to arrange a tune in a given summer, check and revise your own rep... I like both, they're both much different, but also both are more of an intro before a segue into another piece. Sweet By and By for Mandarins and Love Lover Friend for Bluecoats. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KVG_DC Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 I like both versions of Agape too. For different reasons, but largely how they "fit" into the show. I forget which year it was but Crossmen and Blue Knights both did Fly to Paradise. Crossmen took a 'direct from the original' approach as their opener and BK took a darker layered approach in their closer. I initially liked Crossmen's version better because it was more like what I was used to hearing. But by the end of the season when BK had cleaned up their version, I adored it for what it brought to the end of that show. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrumManTx Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 33 minutes ago, KVG_DC said: I like both versions of Agape too. For different reasons, but largely how they "fit" into the show. I forget which year it was but Crossmen and Blue Knights both did Fly to Paradise. Crossmen took a 'direct from the original' approach as their opener and BK took a darker layered approach in their closer. I initially liked Crossmen's version better because it was more like what I was used to hearing. But by the end of the season when BK had cleaned up their version, I adored it for what it brought to the end of that show. Ahh yes. The days before I had to hear it twenty times at every band competition every #### year. In defense of pieces that get played to death like that, they just work too well. Fly to Paradise was made for the field. I don't blame bands for it lol The Blue Knights run from 2014-2016 was magical. Ethereal and just beautiful shows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Precious Roy Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 2 hours ago, denverjohn said: It's fair to say that judges across the country pay attention to what their colleagues are doing for the time being. No one wants to be "an outlier". W. Chumley has entered the chat. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HockeyDad Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 (edited) 4 hours ago, Barneveld said: 1. Yes That is quite an achievement then. Congratulations to Boston Crusaders. (First time ever not losing to Blue Devils) Edited July 17 by HockeyDad 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuvsPAisTe Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 I was also impressed with Zephyrus. Great job to the kids and staff. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkHornGA Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 3 minutes ago, HockeyDad said: That is quite an achievement then. Congratulations to Boston Crusaders. (First time ever not losing to Blue Devils) This brings whole new meaning to “All drum corps are equal but some are more equal than others.” 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwillis35 Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 Here are some observations from last night now that I have had some sleep. That show was fantastic! Wish I was there. Every corps layed it out there, even Cavaliers who are improving. Is this more of a top 3 this year? My thinking now is yes. I think Carolina is really good and I almost always love their music, brass and drums. And their guard did well last night. Maybe they can jump back into the race for Gold but for now I think it will come down to Bloo, BD, and Boston. Captions: GE 1 and 2 were the only captions I knew would go to Bluecoats. I think the top 3 have amazing GE shows so this will be close down the stretch. In Visual Guard it's probably going to be Boston or Blue Devils, but Bloo and Carolina can factor in. Phantom and Mandarins have outstanding guards as well. In Visual Proficiency I could see it being Bloo, BD, or Boston. In Visual Analysis I could see any of the top 3 as well. I would not have been shocked if Boston won Brass. I was so impressed with their performance. If BD won I would not be surprised. No surprise with Bluecoats getting it last night. Obviously Carolina will be heard from in the brass caption. In percussion it seems we have a slew of corps gunning for the top. Boston has been on fire lately, but Blue Devils have a killer line. Bluecoats too. They took 2nd last night. Santa Clara is going to factor into this as well. Plus I think Phantom and Carolina have good lines, and who knows if Cavaliers get clicking again and jump into the top 3 or 4 by season's end. Can Bluecoats win it all come Finals? Yes, but they can't lose ground in any of the performance captions. Guard was 4th last night, but not by much. Brass won, percussion was 2nd and visual proficiency was 1st so everything was good on that front. But as BD cleans, and Boston, Bloo will at least have to stay in the mix and then make up the difference in Visual and GE. Part of me thought Boston was going to come in 2nd and take high brass, percussion and guard. Their performance strength is REALLY good. Visual should be a strength for them too. They just need to get that closer to pop and I honestly do not think they are finished with the new ending. This should help GE. My personal favorite is the Bluecoats this year. I am rooting for them to win it all, but I absolutely love Boston's show and also Blue Devils show. Blue Devils give me goosebumps when they are purring on all cylinders, and this Boston corps has a wonderful show and can perform with anyone. What a top 3. I was shocked Cavaliers were not too far away from Mandarins. I feel Cavaliers made some nice changes but so much more is needed. I'm rooting for them to make something out of this show. I know the members will perform the heck out of it come the end. Can Mandarins close the gap with Phantom? I was somewhat surprised by that considering how close Mandarins have been with SCV. Time will tell, but Phantom will be touch to catch. I think Phantom is closer to Crown than the score last night reflected. In terms of total show design I think Phantom is much stronger than Carolina. But Phantom will have to clean and hope they can come close in percussion and brass or guard. I was kind of expecting Phantom to be anywhere from .8 to 1.2 from Crown last night. 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewArpege Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 1 hour ago, HockeyDad said: That is quite an achievement then. Congratulations to Boston Crusaders. (First time ever not losing to Blue Devils) I didn’t realize that! Awesome. Congrats BAC! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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