First Corps tonight is from Inverness, FL - Heat Wave - Sahara is the title of their show - and off we go! Good opener - seems to be a fairly young and perhaps new as well. A little Pat Metheny for their drum solo - one of my favorite songs and it fits their theme really well. I noticed that the corps is wearing rainbow colored bows -no doubt because of Orlando - that is really nice. A nice little corps that is off to a good start. 2nd place in Open class - 43.6
Second corps tonight is from Kalamazoo, MI - Legends - I feel like I have seen them before. The Grid is their show and yes I have seen this before :=)
Wow - much improved! Wow - loved the computer generated sounds - the use of the fabric to create grids and blocks and for staging - really some nice stuff so pleased to see the improvement - the show though - musically still lacks actual highs and lows - you can hear they are trying but there is not enough of a contrast yet to really go - WOW - but it's coming!!! Winning open class tonight with a score of 57.0
Third on tonight is Jersey Surf from Camden County, NJ - I really like these uni's - really pretty - Ebb & Flow - here we go - Pretty flags in the opening - don't remember them - I saw improvement - but there was still something that is missing - The show just seems to get long - it's a bummer because I really want to like them a lot and I just don't - at least not yet - I hope they keep plugging away and their staff can figure out that spark that is missing. 6th place tonight and a score of 60.2
Fourth on the field - from Atlanta, GA Spirit of Atlanta - I will miss not seeing Angie on the field this year, but I am excited to see their show as this is the first time for me to see them. I like the props and the colors - very nice - The show is entitled - Georgia - cute show - good concept - great colors - I thought they would be further along than they are - a lot of individual errors and the color guard - at times did not look comfortable with the work - probably because they had just learned it or this was option B - I will be anxious to see how they progress as this is only like their maybe 3rd or 4th show of the season. 5th Place tonight and a score of 66.4 (To me this seemed like a decent score for when they came out and the number of shows they have done).
There appear to be many empty seats - what a shame
Fifth on the field tonight - from San Antonio, TX - The Crossmen - Continuum is the name of their show - They left me a little cold tonight - seemed to be missing the spark the Crossmen often have. In other words, the show was ok - just not exceptional or the Crossmen I've grown to love. I guess I did not see what the judges saw because they 3rd with a score of 74.1
Sixth on the field, from Boston, MA - The Boston Crusaders. Quixotic is their show - let's see what this looks like now. I like the windmills - very cool - So I actually liked it better tonight - though the ending was really kind of flat - I liked them more tonight than I liked the Crossmen - But not one of Boston's better shows. Like last year they have these big props that seem to get in the way of the corps movement and then the corps movement seems segmented - many corps the movement unfolds as the show progresses - their movement feels very forced and not very flowing or unfolding. 4th tonight and again behind the Crossmen with a score of 71.25 ( Note - I have been a Boston fan for many years - this is very sad for me to see happening to them. I am not sure what the answer is, but it seems still a bit early to throw your hands up - I don't know but I feel like their score is going down and not up - or maybe it is not moving and everyone else is going up. Come on Boston!!)
Seventh on the field from Allentown, PA and goodness knows where else they have been (starting, I guess, in Garfield, NJ) - The Cadets - I know their show is not called Stoned - but it could be really LOL - Statues Awakening is the title of the show. Interesting that the guard is barefoot - I wish somebody would explain to me the significance of the more nude-ish unitards - I'd really like to understand what is going on. It took me until Annapolis last year to realize that things were happening in 10's or groups of - Guard is way better tonight - Yay!! - Still not loving the ending - I think the corps is way better - first half of the show was really really good - from the nude unitard thing to the end - not so much - You know - like when you are watching something and you can't stop watching - but then suddenly you find yourself thinking of other things and feeling the show is never going to end. But man - light years better than the last time I saw them - You Go Cadets!!! 2nd place tonight and breaking an 80 with a score of 80.50
Eighth on the field from Canton, OH - The Blue Coats - Show is is entitled Down Side Up - The Pat Metheny song they use is called "The Heat of the Day" from his Imaginary Day CD. I really like this show a lot a lot - but after seeing the Blue Devils, I am just not sure that Coats are going to catch them. Love the snare line and wow the way the corps moves wow ... Wow - awesome opening - Man this just looks like so much fun to perform - WOW! It is just really fun to watch - it is exciting and different - and the choreography by the horn line - crazy! What I really like about the Coats is how comfortable everyone looks with their performance - They perform like they have been doing this for a along time - what gives you the chance to see that is the lack of hats - it is really nice to see the faces of the corps proper and not just the guard. Winning tonight show with a score of 81.95 and turning the heat up on the crew from Concord.
As I have said - this activity is no longer for the faint of heart. This is truly sport and art. I am so impressed with the students and what they accomplish, it is truly mind blowing. Kudos again to the students who give up their lives for this activity! I know it is cliche' but there are no losers out there - because if you have made it out there - you are already a winner.
Oh nice Rocky Point diddy! Nice little encore by the Cadets :-)
Man I love Drum Corps!
Second corps tonight is from Kalamazoo, MI - Legends - I feel like I have seen them before. The Grid is their show and yes I have seen this before :=)
Wow - much improved! Wow - loved the computer generated sounds - the use of the fabric to create grids and blocks and for staging - really some nice stuff so pleased to see the improvement - the show though - musically still lacks actual highs and lows - you can hear they are trying but there is not enough of a contrast yet to really go - WOW - but it's coming!!! Winning open class tonight with a score of 57.0
Third on tonight is Jersey Surf from Camden County, NJ - I really like these uni's - really pretty - Ebb & Flow - here we go - Pretty flags in the opening - don't remember them - I saw improvement - but there was still something that is missing - The show just seems to get long - it's a bummer because I really want to like them a lot and I just don't - at least not yet - I hope they keep plugging away and their staff can figure out that spark that is missing. 6th place tonight and a score of 60.2
Fourth on the field - from Atlanta, GA Spirit of Atlanta - I will miss not seeing Angie on the field this year, but I am excited to see their show as this is the first time for me to see them. I like the props and the colors - very nice - The show is entitled - Georgia - cute show - good concept - great colors - I thought they would be further along than they are - a lot of individual errors and the color guard - at times did not look comfortable with the work - probably because they had just learned it or this was option B - I will be anxious to see how they progress as this is only like their maybe 3rd or 4th show of the season. 5th Place tonight and a score of 66.4 (To me this seemed like a decent score for when they came out and the number of shows they have done).
There appear to be many empty seats - what a shame
Fifth on the field tonight - from San Antonio, TX - The Crossmen - Continuum is the name of their show - They left me a little cold tonight - seemed to be missing the spark the Crossmen often have. In other words, the show was ok - just not exceptional or the Crossmen I've grown to love. I guess I did not see what the judges saw because they 3rd with a score of 74.1
Sixth on the field, from Boston, MA - The Boston Crusaders. Quixotic is their show - let's see what this looks like now. I like the windmills - very cool - So I actually liked it better tonight - though the ending was really kind of flat - I liked them more tonight than I liked the Crossmen - But not one of Boston's better shows. Like last year they have these big props that seem to get in the way of the corps movement and then the corps movement seems segmented - many corps the movement unfolds as the show progresses - their movement feels very forced and not very flowing or unfolding. 4th tonight and again behind the Crossmen with a score of 71.25 ( Note - I have been a Boston fan for many years - this is very sad for me to see happening to them. I am not sure what the answer is, but it seems still a bit early to throw your hands up - I don't know but I feel like their score is going down and not up - or maybe it is not moving and everyone else is going up. Come on Boston!!)
Seventh on the field from Allentown, PA and goodness knows where else they have been (starting, I guess, in Garfield, NJ) - The Cadets - I know their show is not called Stoned - but it could be really LOL - Statues Awakening is the title of the show. Interesting that the guard is barefoot - I wish somebody would explain to me the significance of the more nude-ish unitards - I'd really like to understand what is going on. It took me until Annapolis last year to realize that things were happening in 10's or groups of - Guard is way better tonight - Yay!! - Still not loving the ending - I think the corps is way better - first half of the show was really really good - from the nude unitard thing to the end - not so much - You know - like when you are watching something and you can't stop watching - but then suddenly you find yourself thinking of other things and feeling the show is never going to end. But man - light years better than the last time I saw them - You Go Cadets!!! 2nd place tonight and breaking an 80 with a score of 80.50
Eighth on the field from Canton, OH - The Blue Coats - Show is is entitled Down Side Up - The Pat Metheny song they use is called "The Heat of the Day" from his Imaginary Day CD. I really like this show a lot a lot - but after seeing the Blue Devils, I am just not sure that Coats are going to catch them. Love the snare line and wow the way the corps moves wow ... Wow - awesome opening - Man this just looks like so much fun to perform - WOW! It is just really fun to watch - it is exciting and different - and the choreography by the horn line - crazy! What I really like about the Coats is how comfortable everyone looks with their performance - They perform like they have been doing this for a along time - what gives you the chance to see that is the lack of hats - it is really nice to see the faces of the corps proper and not just the guard. Winning tonight show with a score of 81.95 and turning the heat up on the crew from Concord.
As I have said - this activity is no longer for the faint of heart. This is truly sport and art. I am so impressed with the students and what they accomplish, it is truly mind blowing. Kudos again to the students who give up their lives for this activity! I know it is cliche' but there are no losers out there - because if you have made it out there - you are already a winner.
Oh nice Rocky Point diddy! Nice little encore by the Cadets :-)
Man I love Drum Corps!
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