Toasted my portable speaker playing 1989 Phantom Regiment

[Ediker]

It was worth it

[KVG_DC]

I was gonna say.  "There's worse ways for a speaker to go" and "A noble sacrifice."

Lingering question...what part of the show finally broke it?  [secretly hoping for the sops call in the closer]

[lawdn]

‘Fess up - is this a recurring issue for you?

[Ediker]

3 hours ago, KVG_DC said:

I was gonna say.  "There's worse ways for a speaker to go" and "A noble sacrifice."

Lingering question...what part of the show finally broke it?  [secretly hoping for the sops call in the closer]

At the first big hit, 1 min in

[jthomas666]

A while back I blew a car speaker with PR 96.

[mfrontz]

12 hours ago, Ediker said:

At the first big hit, 1 min in

Da da dum, Da da dum, Da da Da da Da da Da da BZZZZZZZZZZZ

[Jeff Ream]

11 hours ago, jthomas666 said:

A while back I blew a car speaker with PR 96.

92 Crossmen here...brass re-entry after the drum solo

[Dmlkmen]

There is something to those mid 80’s to early 90’s show recordings. It’s something about the mic placement or maybe it’s the acoustics at Arrowhead and Rich Stadium. Its makes those G horns sound incredible on FFF hits, or backfield to front turnarounds in the drill. If you have those corps issued “ Through the Years” CD’s from that time, or, you have any of these recordings digitally, perhaps you know what I mean.

As these should be intentionally listened to at Volume 11 to blow out your speaker, lets celebrate with a true “ blowout” of a list. 

The 1988-1993 Top 11 list of corps that will blow out your speaker:

( Also known as The 1988-1993 Tom Blair masterpiece collection of “Loud is Good”): 

Tie: 

1. Star of Indiana 1990 -The first 30 seconds. “The King” of all opening chords statements And God said, “the Book of Daniel I deliver to Ye…with the songs of “biblical England”. 

1. Cavaliers 1990- Gloria opener. Best backfield playing to big hit of all time. Your speakers will definitely let you know how good this is. And God said, “I shall allow my voice to be heard through the Cavaliers for all choral works of John Rutter. Now and forever.” 

The rest of the “Turn it up to 11”: 
3.  Blue Devils 1990 - Tommy Opener.- first minute in. You think the mellos are just going to softly sing at the beginning of the show. But no. All of a sudden it’s that epic guitar riff, hitting your LG home theater systwm in the form of a soprano blast. 

4. Phantom Regiment 1991 - Last chord of Nessum Dorma. The echo in the Cotton Bowl from that chord is the “ in tune” your brass instructor strived for in a  DEG or King G hornline. 

5. 1989 Santa Clara Vanguard - The Phantom Hit, ( first 20 seconds) . After a slow backfield build its…DAH…dut dut dut dut DAH! (In all its glory). 

6. 1992 Velvet Knights - The end of the show. The Crowd reaction to the “ It ain’t over till the shark eats the fat lady”. To note, this is 1992. All shows this year in the Top 12 are loud crowd reactions because they were watching one of the most entertaining  AF years in DCI history. However, VK OWNS this crowd. Prepare your speakers for pure crowd baby throwing. 

7. 1993 Madison Scouts- Soloists in Strawberry Soup blow out your speakers with  crowd reaction. Four bad @$$ soprano soloists blow the faces off of 15,000 fans in Jackson, MS. Feel the face peel while your speakers blow out at the same time. Enough to blow out the speakers in your car, ( this happened to me once). 

8. 1993 Blue Devils - The wedge drill set in Chain Reaction. It seems Jay Murphy and Wayne Downey had an idea to allow, arguably, one of the greatest BD hornlines ever to blow your face off a the end of the show. If it was not enough to let them do this at some points throughout the show, BD builds backfield then blasts you with a quick turnaround. Its to show you that at minute 10:30 of their incredibly difficult hornbook of a show, they ain’t backing down. So let your subwoofer or Yamaha system know to deal with it. 
 

9. 1992 Cadets- Non major Holsinger-esque chords in To tame the Perilous Skies.
Ok, forgive me. I couldn’t name the exact chord structure in that  part of the show when the Cadets slow things down and let their mellos and sopranos play that glorious FFF chord. The chord then resolves into a  contra and baritone low note feature that further goes into the lower bass of your speaker. Honorable mention goes to 1993, after the ballad and backfield build, into the closer of the show- That turnaround hit can put a hole in your subwoofer. 

10. 1988 Madison Scouts - The final push of Malagueña, (Mello  soloist to the turnaround wedge and crowd reaction) - You want the truth? Your speakers can’t handle the truth of the Arrowhead crowd reaction! 
 

Honorable Mention: 

1990 Madison Scouts - Last set of You Can Cook ( Park and Blow) after the company front. 

1991- Blue Devils sideline to sideline spread as they close out the show. 

1989 Star of Indiana- End of Company front chord. 

 

Edited February 1, 2025 by Dmlkmen

[Land_Surfer]

On 2/1/2025 at 1:06 PM, Dmlkmen said:

There is something to those mid 80’s to early 90’s show recordings. It’s something about the mic placement or maybe it’s the acoustics at Arrowhead and Rich Stadium. Its makes those G horns sound incredible on FFF hits, or backfield to front turnarounds in the drill. If you have those corps issued “ Through the Years” CD’s from that time, or, you have any of these recordings digitally, perhaps you know what I mean.

As these should be intentionally listened to at Volume 11 to blow out your speaker, lets celebrate with a true “ blowout” of a list. 

The 1988-1993 Top 11 list of corps that will blow out your speaker:

( Also known as The 1988-1993 Tom Blair masterpiece collection of “Loud is Good”): 

Tie: 

1. Star of Indiana 1990 -The first 30 seconds. “The King” of all opening chords statements And God said, “the Book of Daniel I deliver to Ye…with the songs of “biblical England”. 

1. Cavaliers 1990- Gloria opener. Best backfield playing to big hit of all time. Your speakers will definitely let you know how good this is. And God said, “I shall allow my voice to be heard through the Cavaliers for all choral works of John Rutter. Now and forever.” 

The rest of the “Turn it up to 11”: 
3.  Blue Devils 1990 - Tommy Opener.- first minute in. You think the mellos are just going to softly sing at the beginning of the show. But no. All of a sudden it’s that epic guitar riff, hitting your LG home theater systwm in the form of a soprano blast. 

4. Phantom Regiment 1991 - Last chord of Nessum Dorma. The echo in the Cotton Bowl from that chord is the “ in tune” your brass instructor strived for in a  DEG or King G hornline. 

5. 1989 Santa Clara Vanguard - The Phantom Hit, ( first 20 seconds) . After a slow backfield build its…DAH…dut dut dut dut DAH! (In all its glory). 

6. 1992 Velvet Knights - The end of the show. The Crowd reaction to the “ It ain’t over till the shark eats the fat lady”. To note, this is 1992. All shows this year in the Top 12 are loud crowd reactions because they were watching one of the most entertaining  AF years in DCI history. However, VK OWNS this crowd. Prepare your speakers for pure crowd baby throwing. 

7. 1993 Madison Scouts- Soloists in Strawberry Soup blow out your speakers with  crowd reaction. Four bad @$$ soprano soloists blow the faces off of 15,000 fans in Jackson, MS. Feel the face peel while your speakers blow out at the same time. Enough to blow out the speakers in your car, ( this happened to me once). 

8. 1993 Blue Devils - The wedge drill set in Chain Reaction. It seems Jay Murphy and Wayne Downey had an idea to allow, arguably, one of the greatest BD hornlines ever to blow your face off a the end of the show. If it was not enough to let them do this at some points throughout the show, BD builds backfield then blasts you with a quick turnaround. Its to show you that at minute 10:30 of their incredibly difficult hornbook of a show, they ain’t backing down. So let your subwoofer or Yamaha system know to deal with it. 
 

9. 1992 Cadets- Non major Holsinger-esque chords in To tame the Perilous Skies.
Ok, forgive me. I couldn’t name the exact chord structure in that  part of the show when the Cadets slow things down and let their mellos and sopranos play that glorious FFF chord. The chord then resolves into a  contra and baritone low note feature that further goes into the lower bass of your speaker. Honorable mention goes to 1993, after the ballad and backfield build, into the closer of the show- That turnaround hit can put a hole in your subwoofer. 

10. 1988 Madison Scouts - The final push of Malagueña, (Mello  soloist to the turnaround wedge and crowd reaction) - You want the truth? Your speakers can’t handle the truth of the Arrowhead crowd reaction! 
 

Honorable Mention: 

1990 Madison Scouts - Last set of You Can Cook ( Park and Blow) after the company front. 

1991- Blue Devils sideline to sideline spread as they close out the show. 

1989 Star of Indiana- End of Company front chord. 

 

That’s just what real drum corps sounds like: power, precision and unplugged.  There’s nothing like it.  

[year1buick]

I literally wore out my VHS copy of this show  from the PBS broadcast. I was so jealous of the people I later marched with who got to perform it.

I’m really hoping some part of it will be on our 2026 Alumni Corps playlist. Truly a dream come true if it is.

(Lord help me, LOL. I seriously need to start working out and getting in shape. 2026 is coming up fast…)