dciguy01 Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 (edited) Here it is, no BS intro. Just vote away! What was the best first place show of all time? *Make honorable mentions if you must, but posts with multiple corps WILL NOT COUNT. *Please include the corps name and year. There are some corps with multiple entries, therefore I cannot automatically assume you are voting for the most popular corps. *Once your vote has been cast, it cannot be changed. This makes tallying results much easier. 1st Place Finishers ----------------------- 1972. Kingsmen 1973. Santa Clara Vanguard 1974. Santa Clara Vanguard 1975. Madison Scouts 1976. Blue Devils 1977. Blue Devils 1978. Santa Clara Vanguard 1979. Blue Devils 1980. Blue Devils 1981. Santa Clara Vanguard 1982. Blue Devils 1983. Garfield Cadets 1984. Garfield Cadets 1985. Garfield Cadets 1986. Blue Devils 1987. Garfield Cadets 1988. Madison Scouts 1989. Santa Clara Vanguard 1990. Cadets of Bergen County 1991. Star of Indiana 1992. The Cavaliers 1993. Cadets of Bergen County 1994. Blue Devils 1995. The Cavaliers 1996a. Blue Devils 1996b. Phantom Regiment 1997. Blue Devils 1998. The Cadets 1999a. Blue Devils 1999b. Santa Clara Vanguard 2000a. The Cadets 2000b. The Cavaliers 2001. The Cavaliers 2002. The Cavaliers 2003. Blue Devils 2004. The Cavaliers 2005. The Cadets 2006. The Cavaliers Previous Winners ------------------------ 2nd. '89 Phantom 3rd. '04 SCV 4th. '03 Phantom 5th. '97 Madison 6th. '96 Madison 7th. '84 Suncoast Sound 8th. '06 Crown 9th. '02 Crossmen 10th. '92 VK 11th. '01 Madison 12th. '99 Colts Edited June 7, 2007 by dciguy01 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN DCI Fan Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 96 Regiment!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skajerk Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 Heh... I ain't goin' first! B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dciguy01 Posted June 7, 2007 Author Share Posted June 7, 2007 (edited) Honestly, not many championship shows strike my fancy... But my vote goes to the one and only best show of all time, from a scoring standpoint (and for #### good reason) 2002 Cavaliers No show has approached that caliber of drill since, aside from the '03 Cavies. While there may be other shows with more passion and emotion, there are none which are more precise, clean, and awe-inspiring than this one. I back them all the way in this vote! HM: '00 Cadets, '91 Star Edited June 7, 2007 by dciguy01 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slow Adam Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 1996 Phantom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dccorpsfan Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 Here it is, no BS intro. Just vote away!What was the best first place show of all time? *Make honorable mentions if you must, but posts with multiple corps WILL NOT COUNT. *Please include the corps name and year. There are some corps with multiple entries, therefore cannot automatically assume you are voting for the most popular corps. *Once your vote has been cast, it cannot be changed. This makes tallying results much easier. 1st Place Finishers ----------------------- 1972. Kingsmen 1973. Santa Clara Vanguard 1974. Santa Clara Vanguard 1975. Madison Scouts 1976. Blue Devils 1977. Blue Devils 1978. Santa Clara Vanguard 1979. Blue Devils 1980. Blue Devils 1981. Santa Clara Vanguard 1982. Blue Devils 1983. Garfield Cadets 1984. Garfield Cadets 1985. Garfield Cadets 1986. Blue Devils 1987. Garfield Cadets 1988. Madison Scouts 1989. Santa Clara Vanguard 1990. Cadets of Bergen County 1991. Star of Indiana 1992. The Cavaliers 1993. Cadets of Bergen County 1994. Blue Devils 1995. The Cavaliers 1996a. Blue Devils 1996b. Phantom Regiment 1997. Blue Devils 1998. The Cadets 1999a. Blue Devils 1999b. Santa Clara Vanguard 2000a. The Cadets 2000b. The Cavaliers 2001. The Cavaliers 2002. The Cavaliers 2003. Blue Devils 2004. The Cavaliers 2005. The Cadets 2006. The Cavaliers Previous Winners ------------------------ 2nd. '89 Phantom 3rd. '04 SCV 4th. '03 Phantom 5th. '97 Madison 6th. '96 Madison 7th. '84 Suncoast Sound 8th. '06 Crown 9th. '02 Crossmen 10th. '92 VK 11th. '01 Madison 12th. '99 Colts Well, here we go. The toughest question of the night Honorable Mentions: -The '75 Madison Scouts are the textbook definition of power -The '76 Blue Devils fielded an all jazz show -The '79 Blue Devils' program was as smooth as butter -The '87 Cadets...what can I say? Copland and Garfield...a beautiful duo -The '89 SCV put a jaw dropping show on the field and has been an insperation to drum corps and (especially) marching bands from then on -The 1991 Star of Indiana pushed the boundaries, as always. -The 2002 Cavaliers had one of the most demanding visual programs in history -The 2003 won their 11th championship show with an all Brubeck rep *Sigh* SO HARD! I'm going to have to go with the 1984 Garfield Cadets. This is probably the perfect show. It was simple, but the music was complex. It was powerful, but it was beautiful at the same time. Not only that, but it was balanced; not only with instrumentation, but with dynamics. Loud is great, and so is soft; but the 1984 Cadets did both perfectly. Everything, percussion, brass, and guard, was in perfect harmony with each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
84BDsop Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 I must honor the show that beat me.....1984 Garfield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GGarrett Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 Oh boy... well... what can we say about 1st place? They did it. They won. I have to give a "hat's off" to the (IMO) "milestone" winners: Kingsmen - our first winners ever. SCV '73 & '74 - two time winners from the beginning Madison '75 - set the bar even higher Blue Devils '76 - Well now, here was a show that changed the activity... first "turning the corner" show Cadets '83 - "Corner turning" show again... the first "three-peat" - Cadets ('83,'84,'85) Star of Indiana Cavaliers '92 - from bottom of pack 10 years earlier to consistent winners ten years later, so '92 was a pivotal year for Cavies. Well run organization to survive so many years when so many went down around them... My vote for best 1st place show? can't do it. I ABSTAIN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamnivtop Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 For its time and intensity gotta go with '75 Madison! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dccorpsfan Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 Oh boy... well... what can we say about 1st place? They did it. They won. I have to give a "hat's off" to the (IMO) "milestone" winners: Kingsmen - our first winners ever. SCV '73 & '74 - two time winners from the beginning Madison '75 - set the bar even higher Blue Devils '76 - Well now, here was a show that changed the activity... first "turning the corner" show Cadets '83 - "Corner turning" show again... the first "three-peat" - Cadets ('83,'84,'85) Star of Indiana Cavaliers '92 - from bottom of pack 10 years earlier to consistent winners ten years later, so '92 was a pivotal year for Cavies. Well run organization to survive so many years when so many went down around them... My vote for best 1st place show? can't do it. I ABSTAIN. *gasp* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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