erm i think you forgot to put Prosper HS on there, their 2023 show was absolutely goated and shouldve at least made finals at state if not won (totally unbiased opinion i swear)
@starling_texter82814 күн бұрын
I watched this show in person for the orlando regional and it was just so beautiful we were all awestruck and screaming there's just so much happening in this show there's always something to look at andbto get excited for.
@6band4 күн бұрын
I marched Wando and we got to see their victory run in person… So cool
@starling_texter82814 күн бұрын
high school band often take inspiration from dci thats not something thats unusual.
@ktgreynet5 күн бұрын
I’ve been watching corp for 40 years, I’m just so interested in this, I’ll share thoughts later
@Spider_1057 күн бұрын
Don’t sleep on Grants pass in Washington
@WyWyTheCool7 күн бұрын
I think BA was better, they did just beat the top score for a reason. 98.25 is something most of the top bands dream of.
@matthewlipscomb210013 күн бұрын
This was the absolute peak of DCI here.
@xX_h0t5uN3_m1kU_Xx13 күн бұрын
this is pretty standard for a texas marching band because marching band atleast in texas is an insane commitment by students i know my band pulls 12 hour days of rehearsal to be able to do some crazy things
@Borger-vr15 күн бұрын
I am in the Avon band
@robinsontanner3718 күн бұрын
has bro not heard of Hebron and they do not have the smartest marchers its Hebron
@6band15 күн бұрын
Visual Cleanliness is not Hebrons stongsuit. I love their shows as much as the next guy but in terms of “smartest marchers” Carmel, Avon, and Vandy are all better there. It would be the same if I said that Carmel had the most technical music… It would just be incorrect because thats what Hebron does best
@Sforzando_DCI22 күн бұрын
I keep seeing this. This is false. She gave an interview with Dan Potter during the 2020 pandemic. She goes into detail about how she was a figure skater growing up and she learned how to fall in order to protect herself from injury. She never had a concussion. She was just a great actress
@archibaldwesley623 күн бұрын
I was in Carmel for a few of the winning years, holy shit they work is the fck out to get everything perfect, I’ve heard from my friend who works at Carmel that they’re gonna go Super fucking hard for 2024 because they got 2nd last year
@ibeef23 күн бұрын
I hate the way BOA is ran. You’ve got smaller schools like mine, that are on the brink of making semi-finals every year but because of class representatives and what not we never get to go. We literally beat a band by score one year for a spot in semis, but because they were representatives they got to go in. Then you have these 600 member texas bands that just can’t even be competed with…
@6band23 күн бұрын
I agree… but I think the problem is more with funding than BOA itself. Yes Class Reps are ridiculously stupid and the rule definitely needs changes. But imo the problem with the ultra competitive texas/indiana bands is that they have much more funding/resources. No shots at those programs but they have dozens of staff members and great middle school programs too. This is not a bad thing, I think its great that the culture is so much different from everywhere else, but its how everything should be ideally. Programs are just not at that point right now, ykwim? Also box 5 does not make it easy for the band community to grow but thats a topic for another day
@tjexplorer26 күн бұрын
It was a great performance and such a memorable evening. Fun rumor about the guard girl getting a concussion and passing out, but it's not true. She walked off the field that night like she did every night.
@shanat7Ай бұрын
Yikes.
@sebastianrerАй бұрын
I was there that weekend and I know how great it all was, this was a wonderful theatrical/musical moment.
@thebassclarinetboy93642 ай бұрын
Bro 6/10 high schools here are from Texas
@roubus72942 ай бұрын
Chills eveytime
@joshuawalker68112 ай бұрын
We didn’t make final that year, I had probably 30 friends in phantom from other years we had marched together. I’ve never screamed so loud at a show and lost my voice when they won. At that time each corps provided their busses to get everyone home where they needed to be. It is as an awesome ride home with many members from all corps on that trip back to the south.
@Monke21202 ай бұрын
Fun fact, vandegrift is one of the few (maybe the only?) band that Avon has never beaten in direct competition. (Yes I know the sample size is incredibly small, this is mostly a joke)
@xyla.c3 ай бұрын
My sister is in the tarpon springs band!
@biggeejackharley773 ай бұрын
Very subjective as you say, especially if your band is from Indiana or Texas. LMAO, what a joke. The fix is in….
@JacobieHumphrey4 ай бұрын
Our school's using the same feature next year
@mathewtomsa4 ай бұрын
This is only a small part of the story of that night. If you are interested in a deeper dive into the full story…… hit me up. I’d be happy to chat and get you the full backstory!
@BenMckiney4 ай бұрын
I saw Boston at their Florida camp today and... my god. Oh sure, they were pretty damn good last year. 12 to 6th is surely no joke. But this - what I saw today - this is now something entirely different. This is something that I've seen before. I've seen it and I recognize it as sure as I know my own face. I cannot mistake this feeling for anything other than what it most assuredly is. It is something I saw, and felt, back in 2012 with Crown; I saw and felt it again in '14 with TILT. And this thing is - a Super Saiyan. That's the only way I can explain it. Those corps in those years took that invisible step that upped their power to a level they had never achieved before. Maybe they didn't win it all, but that was not why we remember those shows. We remember because they all had crossed some invisible line and what came next from them was inevitable. Even if it took another season, even if it took two. Boston has crossed that line. It's not even about where they place this year. It's about putting everyone else; the fans, DCI, and the top 3, on notice. They know how to go Super Saiyan now, and they are coming. We've had our 'dark' shows. We've had our artsy shows. We've had 'clever', and minimalist and Fellini-esque and psychedelic and you name it shows. Prepare for Angry. Animal Farm in comparison was just sarcastic with a touch of upset. Wicked Games was dark with a touch of brooding. What is coming this year is controlled and brutal anger. I know it because even Gino was surprised enough by it to raise an eyebrow and say out loud, "these kids are very good at doing angry". Anyways, I'm calling it now. Top 4. They'll fight it out with someone, possibly Cavs. Here's the Shamaliyan plot twist though. It's entirely too early to tell of course, but if they keep ramping up their power level at this same rate, they may very well leave 4th in their wake. There, I said it. There is a definite possibility that, despite all I just said, that I might be underestimating them.
@6band4 ай бұрын
You’re getting me hype
@tab00104 ай бұрын
AY! THATS MY BAND! superband 2022💪💪
@rbass3114 ай бұрын
I’ll argue that end of the 1992 VK show was the loudest crowd response in DCI history. The crowd roar blew out some of the mics. Also, from the time when the fat lady came out to the end of the show the crowd was so loud, I couldn’t hear myself playing my drum.
@tomgayer77934 ай бұрын
Madison Scouts 85-87 alumni and Indiana university 92 5:45 graduate and I was there that night. After Phantom finished that masterpiece I turned to the Phantom fans and alumni sitting around me and told them I really felt they just won tonight. They were hopeful with my prediction and ecstatic with the final results. What an awesome night to be a drum corps fan!
@justgoodolme23984 ай бұрын
Great- yes. The Greatest- no
@dalemorison79184 ай бұрын
Actually, for PR, it goes back Waaaaay further than 1999!! All throughout the 1970s & 80s, they were pretty much considered the perennial bridesmaids at DCI Finals, no matter which corps., name was announced as winner on Finals night, they came in 2nd at Finals more years during those decades than any other single corps., and even in 1994, when PR was, "allowed," to , "tie," for 1st Place with Concord, I truly felt at that point, ( convinced actually), that PR would Never see a true pure 1st place Finals win by DCI, for whatever reasons, I honestly felt there was a legitimate prejudice against Phantom, and I couldn't understand or figure out any good reasoning behind it .
@Splooie994 ай бұрын
Ironically, I am a Cavies' Alum who performed in the Alumni corps that year. As much as I thought Cavies deserved second that night. Phantom had one of the most emotional shows I have ever seen. I knew right after their performance, that even thought is was not as clean as BD or Cavies. The emotional aspect of the show was miles above the other 2 corps. I knew at the end, they deserved to win. This was the first finals even I had been to since 1989. I have been to at least 7 finals since then, but this was one of the all time emotional shows I have seen.
@zoomlensshow4 ай бұрын
You can memorize these scripts my boi
@6band4 ай бұрын
lmao you would be shocked by how many times I misspoke or messed up pronunciation on things that I wrote like 45 minutes before this. Honestly I might have to just go back to elementary school to learn how to read
@jdavis574 ай бұрын
Ah the young and not so informed. Yes, 2008 was a PHANTASTIC show. But that reaction, in my opinion, has to do more with other Regiment shows of the past, 77,78, 79, 89, 06. THOSE are why this reaction was as raucous it was.
@mathewtomsa4 ай бұрын
This…100% this!
@ssserani4 ай бұрын
15 years later and im still getting choked up over that show
@brookstarkington4 ай бұрын
Saw this show early season at a small contest in Louisiana. One of my college drumline mates was on the snare line. It was my first live show and I’ve been chasing that high ever since.
@jarrinbradshaw4 ай бұрын
I was there that night. It was incredible. I still get chills every time I see this show.
@jordankay47544 ай бұрын
I was in that crowd. Seems like yesterday.
@BFlatMarching4 ай бұрын
Some shows tell a clear story, like the Crusaders 2023, but to me 'Spartacus' beats them ALL! You can clearly see the gratitude of the PR members at retreat, and it's beautiful.
@williamsanborn91954 ай бұрын
There are so many DCI shows I wish I could’ve seen live, and Spartacus is DEFINITELY one of them. I remember watching bits and pieces in high school, but I never watched it in full until years after graduating. All in all, PR ‘08 is one of my favorite shows from the 2000s, and one of my all-time favorites. It’s up there with the likes of Babylon, Kinetic Noise, Tilt, Frameworks, and Scheherazade: Words 2 Live By.
@RefleXive4 ай бұрын
I wish I could’ve been there instead of being 4 years old.
@VivaVenezuelaa4 ай бұрын
lmao fr
@Notimp0rtant5234 ай бұрын
You were either here, or you were not. I am proud and honored to say I was here for this. The only finals I ever attended, and perhaps the most legendary finals of all time. Blue Stars back in AND in top eight, Crown in fourth, and of course, what we all came for (literally and figuratively). What a privilege it was to witness that night live.
@RussellKasem4 ай бұрын
Was in the Crown hornline this year, I remember when they announced BD second there were audible gasps at the field level. It was insane. Such a great year!
@coolcats44934 ай бұрын
I march Gold in 23’ and James Rocillo, who was our show designer and also a brass tech at BD, told us a story about how they heard phantom on the field in 08’ right before BD went on, and James said when he heard the roar of the croud he knew deep down there was no way the Blue Devils were going to win that night.
@Ganon1364 ай бұрын
That closer never gets old. Constantly rewatching it. Probably watched it over 100 times easily. The fact an entire band stays on beat without any conducting and staying that powerful until the end was remarkable.
@Buffbarian4 ай бұрын
Ok
@6band4 ай бұрын
Original video: The STORY Behind the Greatest Crowd Reaction in the HISTORY of DCI! kzread.info/dash/bejne/noOD1reqg6Wtirw.html
@SkeleSurge4 ай бұрын
You could probably also do indoor groups, so you have something for winter. That was a great vid
@Dushyre4 ай бұрын
Spartacus was actually so fire.
@6band4 ай бұрын
Fr
@DCI_Fan00075 ай бұрын
You should do another top 10 underrated shows of 2023, im interested to see what schools would make the mark this year since there were alot of super solid performances.
@dannimalsholderbro5 ай бұрын
Ignition was "the piece" that year - every so often there is a concert band work that comes out that everybody and their mother puts into their show for the GE and Music points and you have to think that a lot of these bands do not see/hear each other until Grand Nats, so its not super uncommon for designers to pick the same music.
@dannimalsholderbro5 ай бұрын
I will say, there was one year that I saw about 6 different versions of "Les Mis" at circuit championships, and by the time the 5th band performed, everyone was very happy that their "24601" theme wasn't just straight up "Les MIs" but really neat resettings of some of the thematic moments from the show.
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erm i think you forgot to put Prosper HS on there, their 2023 show was absolutely goated and shouldve at least made finals at state if not won (totally unbiased opinion i swear)
I watched this show in person for the orlando regional and it was just so beautiful we were all awestruck and screaming there's just so much happening in this show there's always something to look at andbto get excited for.
I marched Wando and we got to see their victory run in person… So cool
high school band often take inspiration from dci thats not something thats unusual.
I’ve been watching corp for 40 years, I’m just so interested in this, I’ll share thoughts later
Don’t sleep on Grants pass in Washington
I think BA was better, they did just beat the top score for a reason. 98.25 is something most of the top bands dream of.
This was the absolute peak of DCI here.
this is pretty standard for a texas marching band because marching band atleast in texas is an insane commitment by students i know my band pulls 12 hour days of rehearsal to be able to do some crazy things
I am in the Avon band
has bro not heard of Hebron and they do not have the smartest marchers its Hebron
Visual Cleanliness is not Hebrons stongsuit. I love their shows as much as the next guy but in terms of “smartest marchers” Carmel, Avon, and Vandy are all better there. It would be the same if I said that Carmel had the most technical music… It would just be incorrect because thats what Hebron does best
I keep seeing this. This is false. She gave an interview with Dan Potter during the 2020 pandemic. She goes into detail about how she was a figure skater growing up and she learned how to fall in order to protect herself from injury. She never had a concussion. She was just a great actress
I was in Carmel for a few of the winning years, holy shit they work is the fck out to get everything perfect, I’ve heard from my friend who works at Carmel that they’re gonna go Super fucking hard for 2024 because they got 2nd last year
I hate the way BOA is ran. You’ve got smaller schools like mine, that are on the brink of making semi-finals every year but because of class representatives and what not we never get to go. We literally beat a band by score one year for a spot in semis, but because they were representatives they got to go in. Then you have these 600 member texas bands that just can’t even be competed with…
I agree… but I think the problem is more with funding than BOA itself. Yes Class Reps are ridiculously stupid and the rule definitely needs changes. But imo the problem with the ultra competitive texas/indiana bands is that they have much more funding/resources. No shots at those programs but they have dozens of staff members and great middle school programs too. This is not a bad thing, I think its great that the culture is so much different from everywhere else, but its how everything should be ideally. Programs are just not at that point right now, ykwim? Also box 5 does not make it easy for the band community to grow but thats a topic for another day
It was a great performance and such a memorable evening. Fun rumor about the guard girl getting a concussion and passing out, but it's not true. She walked off the field that night like she did every night.
Yikes.
I was there that weekend and I know how great it all was, this was a wonderful theatrical/musical moment.
Bro 6/10 high schools here are from Texas
Chills eveytime
We didn’t make final that year, I had probably 30 friends in phantom from other years we had marched together. I’ve never screamed so loud at a show and lost my voice when they won. At that time each corps provided their busses to get everyone home where they needed to be. It is as an awesome ride home with many members from all corps on that trip back to the south.
Fun fact, vandegrift is one of the few (maybe the only?) band that Avon has never beaten in direct competition. (Yes I know the sample size is incredibly small, this is mostly a joke)
My sister is in the tarpon springs band!
Very subjective as you say, especially if your band is from Indiana or Texas. LMAO, what a joke. The fix is in….
Our school's using the same feature next year
This is only a small part of the story of that night. If you are interested in a deeper dive into the full story…… hit me up. I’d be happy to chat and get you the full backstory!
I saw Boston at their Florida camp today and... my god. Oh sure, they were pretty damn good last year. 12 to 6th is surely no joke. But this - what I saw today - this is now something entirely different. This is something that I've seen before. I've seen it and I recognize it as sure as I know my own face. I cannot mistake this feeling for anything other than what it most assuredly is. It is something I saw, and felt, back in 2012 with Crown; I saw and felt it again in '14 with TILT. And this thing is - a Super Saiyan. That's the only way I can explain it. Those corps in those years took that invisible step that upped their power to a level they had never achieved before. Maybe they didn't win it all, but that was not why we remember those shows. We remember because they all had crossed some invisible line and what came next from them was inevitable. Even if it took another season, even if it took two. Boston has crossed that line. It's not even about where they place this year. It's about putting everyone else; the fans, DCI, and the top 3, on notice. They know how to go Super Saiyan now, and they are coming. We've had our 'dark' shows. We've had our artsy shows. We've had 'clever', and minimalist and Fellini-esque and psychedelic and you name it shows. Prepare for Angry. Animal Farm in comparison was just sarcastic with a touch of upset. Wicked Games was dark with a touch of brooding. What is coming this year is controlled and brutal anger. I know it because even Gino was surprised enough by it to raise an eyebrow and say out loud, "these kids are very good at doing angry". Anyways, I'm calling it now. Top 4. They'll fight it out with someone, possibly Cavs. Here's the Shamaliyan plot twist though. It's entirely too early to tell of course, but if they keep ramping up their power level at this same rate, they may very well leave 4th in their wake. There, I said it. There is a definite possibility that, despite all I just said, that I might be underestimating them.
You’re getting me hype
AY! THATS MY BAND! superband 2022💪💪
I’ll argue that end of the 1992 VK show was the loudest crowd response in DCI history. The crowd roar blew out some of the mics. Also, from the time when the fat lady came out to the end of the show the crowd was so loud, I couldn’t hear myself playing my drum.
Madison Scouts 85-87 alumni and Indiana university 92 5:45 graduate and I was there that night. After Phantom finished that masterpiece I turned to the Phantom fans and alumni sitting around me and told them I really felt they just won tonight. They were hopeful with my prediction and ecstatic with the final results. What an awesome night to be a drum corps fan!
Great- yes. The Greatest- no
Actually, for PR, it goes back Waaaaay further than 1999!! All throughout the 1970s & 80s, they were pretty much considered the perennial bridesmaids at DCI Finals, no matter which corps., name was announced as winner on Finals night, they came in 2nd at Finals more years during those decades than any other single corps., and even in 1994, when PR was, "allowed," to , "tie," for 1st Place with Concord, I truly felt at that point, ( convinced actually), that PR would Never see a true pure 1st place Finals win by DCI, for whatever reasons, I honestly felt there was a legitimate prejudice against Phantom, and I couldn't understand or figure out any good reasoning behind it .
Ironically, I am a Cavies' Alum who performed in the Alumni corps that year. As much as I thought Cavies deserved second that night. Phantom had one of the most emotional shows I have ever seen. I knew right after their performance, that even thought is was not as clean as BD or Cavies. The emotional aspect of the show was miles above the other 2 corps. I knew at the end, they deserved to win. This was the first finals even I had been to since 1989. I have been to at least 7 finals since then, but this was one of the all time emotional shows I have seen.
You can memorize these scripts my boi
lmao you would be shocked by how many times I misspoke or messed up pronunciation on things that I wrote like 45 minutes before this. Honestly I might have to just go back to elementary school to learn how to read
Ah the young and not so informed. Yes, 2008 was a PHANTASTIC show. But that reaction, in my opinion, has to do more with other Regiment shows of the past, 77,78, 79, 89, 06. THOSE are why this reaction was as raucous it was.
This…100% this!
15 years later and im still getting choked up over that show
Saw this show early season at a small contest in Louisiana. One of my college drumline mates was on the snare line. It was my first live show and I’ve been chasing that high ever since.
I was there that night. It was incredible. I still get chills every time I see this show.
I was in that crowd. Seems like yesterday.
Some shows tell a clear story, like the Crusaders 2023, but to me 'Spartacus' beats them ALL! You can clearly see the gratitude of the PR members at retreat, and it's beautiful.
There are so many DCI shows I wish I could’ve seen live, and Spartacus is DEFINITELY one of them. I remember watching bits and pieces in high school, but I never watched it in full until years after graduating. All in all, PR ‘08 is one of my favorite shows from the 2000s, and one of my all-time favorites. It’s up there with the likes of Babylon, Kinetic Noise, Tilt, Frameworks, and Scheherazade: Words 2 Live By.
I wish I could’ve been there instead of being 4 years old.
lmao fr
You were either here, or you were not. I am proud and honored to say I was here for this. The only finals I ever attended, and perhaps the most legendary finals of all time. Blue Stars back in AND in top eight, Crown in fourth, and of course, what we all came for (literally and figuratively). What a privilege it was to witness that night live.
Was in the Crown hornline this year, I remember when they announced BD second there were audible gasps at the field level. It was insane. Such a great year!
I march Gold in 23’ and James Rocillo, who was our show designer and also a brass tech at BD, told us a story about how they heard phantom on the field in 08’ right before BD went on, and James said when he heard the roar of the croud he knew deep down there was no way the Blue Devils were going to win that night.
That closer never gets old. Constantly rewatching it. Probably watched it over 100 times easily. The fact an entire band stays on beat without any conducting and staying that powerful until the end was remarkable.
Ok
Original video: The STORY Behind the Greatest Crowd Reaction in the HISTORY of DCI! kzread.info/dash/bejne/noOD1reqg6Wtirw.html
You could probably also do indoor groups, so you have something for winter. That was a great vid
Spartacus was actually so fire.
Fr
You should do another top 10 underrated shows of 2023, im interested to see what schools would make the mark this year since there were alot of super solid performances.
Ignition was "the piece" that year - every so often there is a concert band work that comes out that everybody and their mother puts into their show for the GE and Music points and you have to think that a lot of these bands do not see/hear each other until Grand Nats, so its not super uncommon for designers to pick the same music.
I will say, there was one year that I saw about 6 different versions of "Les Mis" at circuit championships, and by the time the 5th band performed, everyone was very happy that their "24601" theme wasn't just straight up "Les MIs" but really neat resettings of some of the thematic moments from the show.