markdewine Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 On a side topic, that relates to contras...The BD contra, Bill, who started with the Brigs, went to BD until he aged out, and has now joined the Marine Corps. He sat in front of me, placed his mouthpiece to his lips, played a middle C, slowly pulled the mouthpiece away from his mouth.....and I could CLEARLY see his lips continue to oscillate in a perfect figure-8, until he re-applied the mouthpiece to his lips... for a perfect middle C. b**bs Hey, I was impressed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hughesmr Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 Listen to the push following the softer middle section of Russian Christmas Music in 87 SCV. Still my favorite contra sound on any DCI recording. I don't know if that qualifies them as "best", but I sure love it! Any of those 90-93 Star lines might qualify for me, as well as 81-84 Regiment. Mike in OH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxwellNotes Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 Phantom 1993, 1996 beginning of the show was great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedalC Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 nothing against BDs contra lines or anything, but I've noticed they usually dont march much hard stuff.... they always seem to be separated into their own little clique that does its own thing... as compared to what other corps do with theirs. You might want to pay a little better attention to the drill BD's contras are having to march. I marched in the '93 Star contra line, but I don't think I would have been able to hang with these guys. As for my favs, excuse my prejudice, any of the contra lines in a Donnie Van Doren brassline (Cadets, Star...soon Crown and Blue Stars) seem to have a presence unlike any other. Contras like tubas should be felt, not heard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradrick Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 Listen to the push following the softer middle section of Russian Christmas Music in 87 SCV. Still my favorite contra sound on any DCI recording. I don't know if that qualifies them as "best", but I sure love it! YES!! The first thing that I thought of was the 1987 Santa Clara Vanguard Contra section. Those guys had lungs down to their knees and played some really complicated stuff very cleanly. They deserve a spot WAY up on this list for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver_King Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 in two topics now there is a love for the 87 SCV contra line Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schickmeister Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 Contras like tubas should be felt, not heard. Winnah! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aatlb25 Posted April 5, 2006 Author Share Posted April 5, 2006 You might want to pay a little better attention to the drill BD's contras are having to march. I marched in the '93 Star contra line, but I don't think I would have been able to hang with these guys.As for my favs, excuse my prejudice, any of the contra lines in a Donnie Van Doren brassline (Cadets, Star...soon Crown and Blue Stars) seem to have a presence unlike any other. Contras like tubas should be felt, not heard. Yes, I agree the only time you can really hear them is when they get edgey or raspy to project, but it gets hard to feel when some corps flip the pyramid or don't have very good balance. It makes me a sad camper :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake_the_hydra Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 I completely disagree . . . if the hornline plays in true balance, then each section of the brass choir will inevitably be heard. It's easier to hear tubas when they play out of the ensemble with a nasty tone or with pitch problems, but it's easier to hear anything when that happens. In pretty much every drum corps show I've ever seen, I can hear the tubas, just like I hear the trumpets, just like I hear the bass drums and the pit and the mellophones and the baritones. As such, I really don't know what all this talk is about feeling tubas instead of hearing them. They project sound. Sound is heard and sometimes felt, but primarily heard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nero14 Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 cough*bluecoats2003*cough ok.. i'm just kidding... but we were still "ok"... :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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