Sean1 Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storkysr Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 (edited) Re Empire Statesmen: Look at their staff and membership. Many people recently with DCI, although I agree that their comittment to accessible, entertaining music is comendable and different than your typical D1 corps. BTW, we used amps in ES in 1985! Edited July 19, 2006 by Storkysr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LegalEagle50 Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 Look at their staff and membership. Many people recently with DCI, although I agree that their comittment to accessible, entertaining music is comendable and different than your typical D1 corps. staff can change readily. their musical and marching style is what gives a corps their identity. Empire has an identity all their own and there is nothing about it that says DCI to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brassomaniac Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 (edited) From a guy who never had a problem with many of the changes (multiple valves, key, etc.), I have to say that being an all-acoustic and all-brass & percussion medium seems to me to be a last stand that is worth defending. Yes, the amplification of vibes seems innocent enough, but, obviously the DCI rule allows far more. And when the kinks in the technology are worked out, look for that far more to develop. Edited July 19, 2006 by brassomaniac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumo27 Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 :( I'm thinking Bridgemen are using them becuase their hornline is so loud that it's drowning out the smallish pit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LegalEagle50 Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 I'm thinking Bridgemen are using them becuase their hornline is so loud that it's drowning out the smallish pit? WINNER!! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean1 Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 If you can't haer the pit, sit closer to the sideline. or have them play louder :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ech2os Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 In all of the shows I have seen over the last couple years, not once did I say to myself......wow......glad that was amplified. That was really cool. And I still haven't heard any of these kids who sing sound any better than a half rate high school chorus. So I don't really get it. But I go to hear Drums and Horns anyways. If I want to hear anything else, I have other outlets in which do to so. Have the Bridgemen been booed yet when using those amps ? I have been going to DCA's for 30 years and I know there are some old timers in the stands who often times leave their larnyx filter at home and say some things outloud that would make George Carlin blush..........so I was just thinking about DCA's this year what I might hear from the stands. :) Eric Watters Atlanta, Ga. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooby15143 Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 Ever since I joined a Sr. Corps (yes I said Sr Corp) 20 years ago, I have enjoyed the "natural" sound of all the intruments as they were intended to sound. If the pit needed to be more, then they were asked to play with more intensity and the other sections were asked to lighten their sound. Hence a compromise of beautiful music. IMO, if DCA allows amplification, then the Sr. aspect of "rich, natural, raw" sound of the pit instruments would lost. Sr. corps know how to play with such finesse and power, that pit amps are not needed. Let's just keep the organizations unique but still following the same general principle - music and pagentry in motion. DCI and DCA are two seperate entities. Each following their own guidelines. DCA has been successful without amps and they will continue to be successful without. (now stepping off the soap-box) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spandy Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 Does anyone know if DCE allows amps? cuz if DCA makes the switch I might move to Germany to march <**> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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