Best 8th Place Finish... Ever?

[gbell211]

2003 Madison Scouts and 2006 Carolina Crown

[jjeffeory]

1989 - 08 - 90.300 - Bluecoats

A wonderful hornline, really great silks for the flags, oh an I really like the unifroms that year.

Edited August 17, 2006 by jjeffeory

[Zeke]

, Adventures in Time,

Thanks for the history..as I'd never known till today that Freelancers did Adventure in Time...very cool

[Zeke]

'91 Crossmen....

ROCKS

It was my rook Summer that year with the Marauders..and the night of my Bday. I came back into the Stadium that night..and Saw Xmen for the first time live. Was that SWEEET...that rocking drumline was playing some major tastey beats...and that Hornline was on Fire. It was just too good.

Edited August 17, 2006 by Zeke

[kncooter]

I can't decide between '88 '91 '92, it's too hard :sshh:

I'm going to make it easier for myself and pick the best corps that i saw live: Regiment 99

Regiment contra's were awesome that year. I remember the show had a sort of underlying quality to it when watching it live. Add in the pit and the brassline performing some of the most gorgeous backfield playing and you have a wonderful show.

The one thing i would of changed to the show was the uniform. The all black uniform was to dark and the show needed a lighter side to it, maybe a white tunic similar to PR's late 70's uniform would of done the trick.

Hey thanks for the love. Not many people enjoyed the years that I marched Regiment. I was in that contra line in 1999 and 98 for that matter. Out of the 14 contras we had 13 vets and a rookie that had marched in II/III for like 3 years previously. I think when we added it up we had something like 70 years of marching experience for something like that. B)

The show itself was all down to design. The talent was there (maybe not championship caliber but definitely top 6 in my opinion) but it seemed like we were playing an old school show as far as music and design. Compare us to SCV! Lots of changes no cleaning. As far as my pick, I think it would be PR 92

[sunriseruk]

Hey thanks for the love. Not many people enjoyed the years that I marched Regiment. I was in that contra line in 1999 and 98 for that matter. Out of the 14 contras we had 13 vets and a rookie that had marched in II/III for like 3 years previously. I think when we added it up we had something like 70 years of marching experience for something like that. B)

The show itself was all down to design. The talent was there (maybe not championship caliber but definitely top 6 in my opinion) but it seemed like we were playing an old school show as far as music and design. Compare us to SCV! Lots of changes no cleaning. As far as my pick, I think it would be PR 92

Having all of those vets definitely shined through in Madison. you were probably the strongest section in the corps that year.

I agree with your old school comment, imo the one major difference with PR to the top 4 that year with regards to show design was the pace and tempos were a lot slower. How much difference that makes i'm not to sure, but i've thought for awhile that it allows the corps to maximise the amount of GE they can achieve within a quicker time frame. aslong as the GE is of a certain standard mind you.

Why make a 1 minute TV advert when you can make the same advert, with the same impact in half the time.

I'm starting to think out loud now. i'll go.......

[johnweldy]

1989 - 08 - 90.300 - Bluecoats

I really like the unifroms that year.

With you there...I'm sure I will be ridiculed, but I miss the powder blue.

[johnweldy]

the pace and tempos were a lot slower. How much difference that makes i'm not to sure,

Not sure it makes much difference, myself, as long as the excellence is there. Look at PR 96...not exactly the fastest-moving production ever put on the field, but sheer beauty.

[byline]

1976 - 08 - 82.100 - Oakland Crusaders - "Swan Lake, Sing Sing Sing, Malaga, El Gato Triste"

Gotta vote for my own corps. IMO, that's the best Oakland show ever!

[Brigadier80]

1972 - 08 - 81.200 - Kilties - "God Save the Queen, Pictures at an Exhibition, Auld Lang Syne"

1973 - 08 - 79.850 - Muchachos - "Appalachian Spring, Malaguena, Hoedown (from Rodeo), Matador"

1974 - 08 - 79.550 - Cavaliers - "Tommy, Once Upon A Time, Somewhere (from West Side Story), Somewhere Over The Rainbow"

1975 - 08 - 82.950 - Cavaliers - "Russian Christmas Music, Once Upon A Time, Somewhere (West Side Story), Somewhere Over The Rainbow"

1976 - 08 - 82.100 - Oakland Crusaders - "Swan Lake, Sing Sing Sing, Malaga, El Gato Triste"

* 1977 - 08 - 82.400 - Freelancers - "Wedding Procession March, Toccata, Adventures in Time, Conquistador, Bellavia"

* 1977 - 08 - 82.400 - Seneca Optimists - "Seventh Symphony, Selections from West Side Story, Children's Dance (from Merry Mount Suite)"

1978 - 08 - 84.600 - Blue Stars - "Malaga, The Planets, Suite for Jazz Flute and Piano, Hava Nagila"

1979 - 08 - 84.500 - Madison Scouts - "Bohemian Rhapsody,

Granada Smoothie, Pieces of Dreams, The Sorcerer and the Latin"

1980 - 08 - 81.900 - Crossmen - "Pictures De Espana, Spanish Fantasy, Superman Medley"

1981 - 08 - 86.500 - Crossmen - "Explosion, Something, Spanish Fantasy, Overture to Rocky II"

1982 - 08 - 86.150 - Bridgemen - "Shaft, It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing, Sophisticated Lady, Broadway Medley"

1983 - 08 - 81.650 - Freelancers - "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do, 4/4 For Four, Skin Tight, Lover Come Back to Me (from New Moon)"

1984 - 08 - 89.700 - Cavaliers - "Don Juan, Summer Sketches, Ozark, The Pines of Rome"

1985 - 08 - 90.100 - Phantom Regiment - "Symphonie Fantastique"

1986 - 08 - 90.500 - Star of Indiana - "Out of this World"

1987 - 08 - ******* TIE FOR 7th Place*******

1988 - 08 - 90.600 - Velvet Knights - "Magical Mystery Tour - Part II"

1989 - 08 - 90.300 - Bluecoats - "Johnny One Note (from Babes in Arms), My Funny Valentine (from Babes in Arms), Sing Sing Sing"

1990 - 08 - 89.200 - Bluecoats - "Caravan, I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good, Don't Get Around Much Anymore, It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing"

1991 - 08 - 89.700 - Crossmen - "Pat Metheny Suite"

1992 - 08 - 91.500 - Phantom Regiment - "War and Peace"

1993 - 08 - 89.600 - Crossmen - "Songs for the Planet Earth Part II: A Celebration of Humanity"

1994 - 08 - ******* TIE FOR 7th Place*******

1995 - 08 - 88.300 - Glassmen - "A Joyful Celebration"

** 1996 - 08 - 85.500 - Crossmen - "The Voices of Jazz"

** 1996 - 08 - 85.500 - Magic of Orlando - "Twelve Seconds to the Moon"

1997 - 08 - 90.000 - Glassmen - "The Age of Gold: The Music of Georges Bizet"

1998 - 08 - 90.400 - Phantom Regiment - "Songs from the Eternal City . . . The Music of Rome"

1999 - 08 - 91.200 - Phantom Regiment - "Tragedy and Triumph"

2000 - 08 - 90.350 - Glassmen - "Music of George Gershwin"

2001 - 08 - 90.750 - Bluecoats - "Latin Sketches"

2002 - 08 - 91.000 - Glassmen - "Odyssey"

2003 - 08 - 89.550 - Madison Scouts - "GOLD, GREEN AND RED: The Music of Benoit Jutras"

2004 - 08 - 91.175 - Madison Scouts - "MadiSonic"

2005 - 08 - 88.650 - Santa Clara Vanguard - "Russia: Revolution-Evolution: 1917-1991"

2006 - 08 - 89.975 - Carolina Crown - "In.Trance.It"

* Tied for 8th in 1977

** Tied for 8th in 1996

Phantom 85! Berlioz and Symphonie Fantastique plus one of the toughest visual shows of the 80's. A much underrated year. Superb arrangement and a great deep dark sound especially at the end