SCORES FROM DALLAS
JTDallas
TARHEEL SUN: Nice corps. very dirty in the feet and some phasing problems.
Brass seems to have a nice blend of sound at moments. Most of the crowd
really enjoyed this group as they recognized all of their music! Guard
seemed awfully weak at times.
PIONEER: Small brass line. Seems overpowered at times by the extrememly
large, but talented, percussion line. Like the tan pants on the horn line,
but with guard, it just became overkill with khaki. Guard is very talented
for the most part. Staged very well.
SPIRIT OF ATLANTA: After hearing everyone on here talk about them, i was
really looking forward to seeing this show. It was good, but seems
overrated by many. It is one of the better Spirit of Atlanta Corps in a
long time, but just not what it needs to be. I feel their scores are where
they should be. The horn line cuts lose a couple of times and it just
becomes way overblown at times. The guard is extremely dirty at this point
in the season. Had some phasing problems tonight. On a good note, Spirit
is definately headed in the right direction. Some really nice musical
moments. It seems to lack in the visual book though.
MAGIC OF ORLANDO: Good show. Lots of phasing problems in the feet and
musically. I actually got nervous a couple of times musically! The guard
is exrtemely talented, but not maxing out their capability. The ending flag
statement was really scary! Must be new. Horns blend nicely and do a nice
intrepretation of Mangione music. Drill seems to move to slow for the
music. I think as they move towards Madison, they may become a contender
for spot #12.
BLUECOATS: Gonna be a little biased here as they stayed at the school where
i teach! Hehe. Very nice kids. Our guard fixed the corps lunch today, and
they were just the most gracious group. It was to hear a group of kids say
thank you to another group of kids. On to the show. This corps is very
young and it shows many times through the show. They have a lot of talent,
just not being totally developed to its maximum potential. Guard is
struggling at times, but also has WOW moments too! Horn line is having lots
of problems in the feet, but musically seem to handle everything they have
been given pretty well. The music of Chick Corea seems to fit this group
well. They will definately be a finalist in Madison in my opinion.
CROSSMEN: The show starts out great! Then just continues on a musical
down to the end of the show. The guard is outstanding. Handle themselves
and their equipment well. The drill and the movement book for the brass and
percussion is well written and will be awesome once it is totally clean.
Blue Shades was obviously my favorite part of the show!
MADISON: Another crowd favorite year for Madison. They handle the music of
Jesus Christ Superstar with great ease. They are fun to watch and have a
great sound. I think where they are losing it here is in the simplicity of
the drill. Just doesn't have the velocity that the music calls for at
times. But, a lot of fun to watch!
CAVIES: Very well put together show. Just doesn't seem to really go
anywhere. Of course, the horn book needs to be cleaned up a bit. Guard is
very good. Percussion line - WOW! Just would like to see this show go
somewhere visually and musically. It just kind of sits on this horizontal
plane the entire time. But, very entertaining and lots of intricate moves
and sublties that a lot of people probably miss.
BLUE DEVILS: COLOR GUARD! COLOR GUARD! COLOR GUARD! Whew! They let you
have! Great performers. Great Music. Great staging. You name it, they
got it. This is by far the best Blue Devils that i have seen in a long
time. Boy, i would love to be in Madison for the showdown. The rhythms and
the sounds of this show are incredible. I just can't say enough about these
performers. And, i usually am not a BD fan, but tonight, they got me!
At the end of the contest, a moment of silence was held in memory of the two
instructors from Delta Brigade that lost their lives earlier this week. It
was a very intense moment, and caused many of us to reflect on the people
who have made a difference in our lives. People who made us who we are
today. Former instructors, directors, members. Always be grateful for you
have today and what you can learn from each other. These are the tools by
which drum corps runs.
Great show! Can't wait for San Antonio!
NDIINC1 wrote in message <19990724000654...@ng-fp1.aol.com>...
>BD ------------------ 90.5
>CAVIES----------- 87.5
>MADISON ------ 84.8
>CROSSMEN --- 83.9
>BLUE COATS-- 77.8
>MAGIC ----------- 75.3
>SPIRIT ----------- 71.3 BACK UP 3 POINTS IN ONE NIGHT!!!! JUDGES SUCK
>PIONEER ------ 69.9
>TARHEEL ----- 68.0
NDIINC1
Steve Sorrell
>BD ------------------ 90.5
>CAVIES----------- 87.5
>MADISON ------ 84.8
>CROSSMEN --- 83.9
>BLUE COATS-- 77.8
>MAGIC ----------- 75.3
>SPIRIT ----------- 71.3 BACK UP 3 POINTS IN ONE NIGHT!!!! JUDGES SUCK
Or maybe Spirit got better?
Jason Mendoza
>BD ------------------ 90.5
>CAVIES----------- 87.5
>MADISON ------ 84.8
I just got back from the show. IMO 2nd and 3rd should have been switched
around. Scouts impressed me more, the Cavies just didnt have as much "oomf".
BD did a victory concert afterwards which was so awesome. Maybe they do this
all the time, but this was my first DCI show.
Jason Mendoza ICQ 1522270
Poteet HS, Mesquite, TX
Tenor Saxomaphone
Defending Texas State 4A Marching Band Band Champions
Springer
Jason Mendoza wrote in message ...
> I just got back from the show. IMO 2nd and 3rd should have been switched
>around. Scouts impressed me more, the Cavies just didnt have as much
"oomf".
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Cavies are just cleaner. Madison has a cool show, but still way too much
dirt flying around.
>BD did a victory concert afterwards which was so awesome. Maybe they do
this
>all the time, but this was my first DCI show.
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Pretty cool, huh, Jason. Were you one of the Poteet folks sitting behind us
in Sect. C, Row 25ish. Glad you enjoyed your first show--- hope there are
many many more in your future--- maybe even as a participant!!!
B. Springer
TessAyashe
out there <Smiling> I miss him so much... GO DEVILS!! look like Wayne is
making some great changes to their show....
Jason Mendoza
us
>in Sect. C, Row 25ish. Glad you enjoyed your first show--- hope there are
>many many more in your future--- maybe even as a participant!!!
Yup, that would be where I was sitting. As much as I'd like to be in a
corps, I'd only want to play a horn, and unless they start letting
saxomaphones in there(or woodwinds for that matter), it's not gonna happen
:(