Favorite Blue Devils Show that Didn't Win

[EKBari]

Thank you!

At also to EKBari....but y'know, I would NOT give it to 83 primarily because it was such a rehash. Now granted, MOST shows back them redid charts from year to year...it was pretty much SOP.

However, repeating one chart (Rocky Point Holliday, for example) is a lot different that repeating 3 out of 5 charts in the show. (T.O. 2nd year, Paradox 2nd year, One More Time Chuck Corea, 3RD year!).

That rfeally started changing after 83, I think. 84 was the first year since 72-73 that BD didn't repeat a chart (unless you cound the famous 80-84 tag ending, and even that changed over the years)

I know '83 was mainly re-hashes, but I took the show on it's own. A show that almost won a championship and still one of the Devils best shows.

[Matt_S]

No, Cavies were beating Cadets most of the year.

BD 2000 is one of my all-time favorite shows, and Wild Ride might very well be my all-time favorite closer. That said, I thought they were a solid third. Not a slight there, the whole top four was stunning that year.

eidt: whoops! Thought you were responding to Kekasse's earlier post and talking about 2000. Didn't realize you were discussing 1995. My bad.

Edited February 3, 2006 by Maedhros

[torn8o]

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Edited February 3, 2006 by torn8o

[torn8o]

1988

Didn't they go undefeated except for Championships??

"And the winner of the secret draw is......" That idea certainly didn't last.

Oh yeah, I know.

[torn8o]

Thank you!

At also to EKBari....but y'know, I would NOT give it to 83 primarily because it was such a rehash. Now granted, MOST shows back them redid charts from year to year...it was pretty much SOP.

However, repeating one chart (Rocky Point Holliday, for example) is a lot different that repeating 3 out of 5 charts in the show. (T.O. 2nd year, Paradox 2nd year, One More Time Chuck Corea, 3RD year!).

That rfeally started changing after 83, I think. 84 was the first year since 72-73 that BD didn't repeat a chart (unless you cound the famous 80-84 tag ending, and even that changed over the years)

I like 83. But some of that is personal and sentimental for me.

[torn8o]

I had to go with 89. I love that show, but it's really a toss-up between 89, 95, 93, & 91.

Heh, sorry Scott! But your shows are in there.

Hey, at least ya mentioned them. :)

[Xcalibur]

What an awesome thread!

I had to go with 84, which is my favorite BD show.

Major props to 88 and as many have mentioned the greatest hornline I have ever heard.

95 BD...I saw them at DCI Mid-America, the Saturday before nats, and it was the cleanest show I have ever seen. Unbelievable. (Honorable mention: Scott's solo during horn warmup of POC. I've played that tape a million times. Lights out.)

90 was such a fun show to watch and had a ton of people who went on to do great things marched that year.

98 was a magical show for me. Perhaps it was undervalued...that show was it for me.

Carlito

Edited February 3, 2006 by Xcalibur

[Lance]

'00 BD for me, and I think they definitely deserved 3rd. Strangely, I liked some sections of the preseason recording of the music better than the final product.

'88 was close for me.

[FrankA]

1992! Hornline jackets off, shirts open, wailing... guard groping each other... It doesn't get better than that!

thats exactly why i voted for it

[SkyRyder_FMM]

I'd go with 84, hands down. I'd follow that with 91-93 - all three were fantastic years.