RobRoy Posted July 23, 2005 Share Posted July 23, 2005 Do the Cadets seem to catch more flack for things then other corps? As a Cadet fan, it seems to me that they do. And while, as a fan it can be somewhat tiring at times, overall I think it is a compliment to the corps. Earlier today I counted seven threads on the first two pages that related to the Cadets or YEA. I don't think there were more than two about any other corps/organization. Who was it who said, "The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about"? I have a hard time seeing how somebody could like one corps' use vocal percussion and not like the other's. I can see how you might dislike Cadets more since it was longer and louder. But hey, maybe the distractor's level of expertise with vocal percussion is significantly more suffisticated than mine so they can really like one and not the other. Personally I didn't much care for either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sopranopilot Posted July 25, 2005 Share Posted July 25, 2005 my problem with it is why pretend you are drumming ( voice ) when you have 1 of the top drum lines in the activity ??????\let them drum. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Exactly! I could listen to the APD a few times, and by the end of the evening if I wanted to I could personally duplicate what they are doing. Why is that considered worthy of my time and money to watch or listen to? I want to see and hear things that blow me away, and that only the very few truly gifted individuals on the field can accomplish. Not drum rap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeD Posted July 25, 2005 Share Posted July 25, 2005 Exactly! I could listen to the APD a few times, and by the end of the evening if I wanted to I could personally duplicate what they are doing. Why is that considered worthy of my time and money to watch or listen to? I want to see and hear things that blow me away, and that only the very few truly gifted individuals on the field can accomplish. Not drum rap. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> If the percussion had not already played a marvelous feature (shades of 2000 tenors!) you may have a point...but they had just completed a section that "only the very few truly gifted individuals on the field can accomplish" so the drumspeak is, IMO, not a problem, and adds to their show in a positive way...assuming they get the balance right (it was not balanced well when I saw them). Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sopranopilot Posted July 25, 2005 Share Posted July 25, 2005 percussion had not already played a marvelous feature (shades of 2000 tenors!) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> They were awesome! But that makes me want to see even more of that and not the other stuff. To me the impact was somewhat deflated after the rap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machine Posted July 25, 2005 Share Posted July 25, 2005 While they had a nice percussion solo (I wouldn't call it a feature) right before the drum speak it was only a very brief section (hence solo, not feature). To me, they whetted my appetite and then didn't deliver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
27thLancer14 Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 It is my opinion that both instances of drum speaking should be respected. I'm totally in favor of them too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 Yeah, you can stop bumping old topics now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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