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Reading, PA - July 2001 From: RCC (Brassman*bellatlantic.net) A great night for Drum Corps, Albright College Stadium was full of enthusiastic fans. My comments are from a horn player's point of view, while seated in the fourth row near the 50 Yard Line. Westshoremen- The good news is that they're out performing much earlier than last year. The bad news is that they need lots of help. They played two numbers in stanstill formation, with a good sized guard (15-16) performing work and doing it well. Music consisted of Los Suerte De Los tontos and Spain. Macrhing 9 brass; 4 sops, a mello, 2 baris, 2 contra and 5 in the pit (no macrhing perc), they struggled at times (particularly in the sops), but did show that there's some talent in the nucleus. Hopefully they can add some horns and put together an enjoyable show. CorpsVets-Lookout folks, these guys are gonna make a serious run at an Open Class finalist spot. 37 Brass, 6 snares, playing fun stuff like a great arrangement of Taste of Honey, and a powerful one More Time Chuck Corea, they got the crowd in their corner right away. Right now low brass, and mellos are ahead of the Sops ((excellent sop solo work by the way), and the brass line overall seemed a little tentative at times. Percussion is first rate as well. The guard although small (8 members) is decent, but could use help to enhance the visuals. The crew from Georgia was a pleasant surprise. Skyliners- 41 brass, 4 snare, 2 quad, 4 bass, 15-16 guard, 5 in pit. Much more assertive than at this time last year. Blood Sweat and Tears stuff works great for them, and the crowd loved it. The arrangements are great, and feature excellent solo work. Marching is also ahead of last year, and the guard holds their own. Percussion rumored to be hurting, is not quite at last year's level, but give them time. The best part of this show is that it has plenty of room to grow. As the Corps trouped the stands, the crowd clapped in time with the street-beat- only other times I've ever seen that was with the Cabs, and DCI Cavliers. Look for Sky to move up this year. Bushwackers- In much better shape than 2000... 25 brass, 4 snare 3 quads, 4 bass. The 25 brass project very well, and percussion is greatly improved. Marching too. is much better. I could be wrong however, but I think this show doesn't have as much room for growth as some of the others, and also lacks in the GE department. Time will tell. Hurcs- Smaller this year with 33 brass, 4 snare, 2-3 quads, (6 bass?) the Hurcs are playing a weather-realted show. In my opnion, they've got some serious work to do if they expect to make finals. The show is at this point kind of low-key(must have done a lot of playing in rehearsal as the horns sounded a bit tired), and it was evident that they must have just plugged some horns in line, as there were some happy feet, and near collisions happening. I saw their guard scores from the first show and expected worse, they actually looked competent. Drums are well behind last year, so overall the corps has their work cut out for them. Cabs- They'll be top three, no question. Drum line is the best they've had since I can remember. Guard is large and in charge. Close to sixty brass can really deliver. Sop soloist nailed the high stuff, particlarly in Spain. Loved the lead sops in the closer- right "In Your Face". I don't know though from my low vantage point drill looked somewhat cluttered. "Perfidia" worked well. Thought their placement was right though. Bucs- Wow! IMO way better than last year. This season they have a lead sop line that can play. Percussion would give top DCI lines a run for the money. Guard enhances the show. Drill was very precise and challenging. I hear Syracuse is great, but could see Reading making a serious run at them. Well DCA is alive and well, It's gonna be a great year. From: Drepsed (drepsed*aol.comheckno) *DISCLAIMER*
This is a REVIEW!!! I post what I saw on the field and what I thought Notice
I said what I thought, which may be different from what YOU thought. If it is,
fine...we both have our opinions!! If you don't like hearing reviews, DON'T
READ FURTHER!!! Or, better yet, write your OWN **** review so we all can know
what the shows we couldn't see were like!!
*WHEW* :-)
OK...now that THAT is out of the way...
I was at Reading at 3...wanted to see all the groups practicing a bit. I got
to everyone EXCEPT Reading (were you guys at Buc field instead of Albright?)
Thanks for all the hello's (and beer! (SHHH!)) from everyone!
FIrst, anyone who thought the show was actually going to START at 7 obviously
didn't realize what town they were in (*CHUCKLE*) (I think it was a judge that
was late, but hey, I can have some fun with my old town!) The crowd was about
1600-1800...FULL front-side...well, as full as you can GET at Albright (WHEN
are they going to remove that pole at the 50?!?!?) so there was little
interruption from crowd members finding their seats. THANK YOU!!! Weather was
from the GODS!!!! Show organization seemed to be off this year...and that's
not like Reading, especially at the end of the evening. I understand why there
wasn't a full retreat, but I still would have like to see it. I would at least
liked to have seen the majors MARCH out to accept their awards (no trophies in
Reading?) instead of just meandering in from the track. I know there were many
in the audience that felt this way. Just something to think about for next
year...
On to the shows themselves!! (disclaimer #2...I attempted to count members and
I'm sure I'm CLOSE...if I'm off by 1 or 2, I'm sorry!) (disclaimer #3...yes, I
did march DC...for 5 years. I'm currently teaching music in a H.S., however,
I'm not a CG person so I can't comment on the technical part of that. Sorry!
Maybe some one else that was there can.......) I was sitting top row, 45 B
side...great vantage point! (except for that **&^$)*#*&^ pole!!!!!)
Westshore (exh) (9 hn, 6 pit, 14 guard)
The musicians did a standstill while the guard marched (or mamboed :-) )
their routine on the field...instruments on the field soon maybe? They
performed La Suerta and Spain. For 9 horns, not too bad at all! It's easy to
hear individuals in such a setting, so I won't comment on that...I'm just glad
to see y'all out there! Colorguard...are you a group OUTSIDE Westshore? The
1st 2/3rds was nice...the end was a limbo contest that will probably be changed
later in the season if I guess right. All in all, It's personally sad to see
Westshore like this but I'm VERY glad to see them at ALL. Here's hoping they
come back strong in the VERY near future! As to the people already out
there....keep the faith and HAVE FUN!!!!
Corps Vets (39 hns 15 perc 4 pit 8 guard) (5th 67.70)
OK, I saw this corps last year and thought "OK, this is nice". Ladies and
gentlemen, this corps should NOT be contending for DCA class A this
year....they SHOULD be in the top 10!!! WOW!!!!! I don't know what I was
expecting, but this exceeded whatever it was! WONDERFUL brass sound. At times
y'all sounded a bit tired (coming from Atlanta will do that, though), but all
in all, nicely done! The drill seemed a bit easier than the other books this
evening, but itl fit the "old corps" style of music nicely. The individual
marching seemed to be the weakest point with a lot of errors (again, could be a
sympom of the long trip?). I'd like to see a few more guard members out there,
but the ones that were there did wonderful (and I know you can't control
numbers!)."One More Time Chuck Corea" was incredible...and go soloist!!! If
you haven't seen these guys, make it a point to! VERY nicely done! Got 1 of
the 4 standing ovations of the night! As far as your score, I had you
higher...up with Sky. Beware top 10!
Skyliners (37 hns, 10 perc 5 pit 17 guard) (4th 70.45)
First of all, it is WONDERFUL to see Sky back in full force! The show is
Blood, Sweat and Tears, and they play the HEART out of it! Your soloists were
great, though 1 seemed a bit off (rough day). Hornline had some very nice
moments, especially in "God Bless the Child", but was a little rough at other
points. Color guard had some very nice moments (and not being a CG person, I
appreciate that!) and did a nice job with the equipment (could have used a
little more body work IMHO, though). Drill-wise the show was clean and
cohesive (no MAJOR mistakes!), though there were some individual break-downs
out there (It IS still early in the season!!). Overall, though, the show did
not seem overly emotional, and coming on after the Vets who were very MUCH into
their music, probably magnified this (that's why the crowd response was what it
was, I believe). Maybe it was just me...maybe it was a tiring day of practice
beforehand Have as much fun as your soloists and show us that SKY FIRE!!!
Good job Sky!
Bushwackers (24 hns 11 perc 5 pit 17 guard) (3rd 72.30)
The influence from last year's Cavaliers show is unmistakable, especially in
the drill! The uniform colors were altered to match the show theme (The Raging
River) and added a nice element to it all. Musically, this corps is proud of
their percussion section and the let you know it with features in, I believe,
every number, handled nicely (I do know JR and Sean since HS at Phoenixville,
so there is a bit of bias there). Hornline also had some nice moments, but
there seemed to be some overblowing from a few people distorting the balance.
Play like a solid 24 and the volume will increase! No heroes!! (you think
I've heard this before myself? ;-) ) Color guard was Bush...need anything
else be said? :-) Wonderful job! Personally, I'm not a fan of directly
"borrowing" drill moves from DCI (the waves and the rotating diamonds) but it
was handled nicely. Chris (again, bias alert, but this time from WCU) gets
into the music almost as well as anyone I know on a podium...use it Bush, and
get into the show! Solid offering for this time of year!
Hurricanes (33 hns 13 perc 11 pit 16 guard) (6th 66.85)
Disclaimer #4: I am a supporter of EVERY corps on the field, no matter size and
ability (despite Hopkins' comments!). Every corps is to be commended for going
out there, sweating and bloody, to perform for the crowd.
That being said, this seems to be an off-year for the Hurcs. I'm not a fan of
the music (though some of the younger members in the audience cheered when they
recognized the songs from "Wizard of Oz" and "You are my Sunshine", so what do
I know? :-) ). The horn book just doesn't sound like a Hurcs book. The
players themselves seem to handle the music OK (when they're not running at 3
to 5's), so it's nothing against the players! The drill...I wouldn't want to
march that drill on a rainy day on a wet field! Some of you were MOVING out
there (almost like being blown away in the storm!). The performers don't seem
to be handling the drill as well as the music, but from what I could tell from
the drill I SAW, I can see why. The guard, IMHO, was the best part of the
show, though there were stil some design parts I didn't understand. I think I
have to see this show a couple of times...maybe my dislike is due to not
understanding what I was seeing on a first read? I hope so! Performers, keep
cleaning and good luck to you this year!
Caballeros (60 hns 15 perc 11 pit 28 guard) (2nd 78.60)
First of all, I am sorry for your loss. I considered Jim to be a great friend
and a great man for ALL drum corps. I'm sure he was smiling down on ALL of us
today!
That being said, I knew this year's show was going to be packed with emotion,
and boy was it ever! Right from their traditional "Don't Cry for Me
Argentina", this show has you by the throat! Hornline, what raw power!
Sometimes, it seemed a little TOO much power and it thinned the sound (tired
from today?), but it was unmistakenly Cabs! Drumline...this is the Cabs
drumline?? VERY much improved over the past few years! Very clean and MUCHO
variety (I LOVED the 11? snare-roto section...clean it up a little more and
I'll be throwing BABIES!). The guard changed costumes how many times?
Wonderful job, not jsut with equipment, but the expressive bodywork. The
drill, I think, is the weakest part. When I saw y'all earlier in the day, I
saw you were learning the last few sets of the show, and it was noticable out
there. I'm sure that will come with more reps (and for heaven's sake, don't
mess up the "rumps!!!" ("Espani Cani" for those that don't know!)) My jaw
almost dropped when your 6 soloists hit the UNISON TRIPLE C near the end.
OMG!!!! A very strong and emotional package from the Cabs that should see them
in the top 3 in DCA once again!
Buccaneers (47 hns 19 perc 6 pit 18 guard) (1st 80.60)
I read in an earlier review that they seemed less emotional and more mechanical
in their presentation. If that was true, they must have heard and fixed it.
WOW!!!! This show tonight was truly a contest between the raw power of the
Cabs and the sublime finesse of the Bucs. Hornline, great job with a tough
book! Obviously the most "in tune" corps of the night. Intonation and volume
levels were outstanding! A couple of the soloists seemed to have an off night
(in the show...seemed to be fixed in the 1/2 encore). "Make Our Garden Grow"
had to be the most beautiful part of the competition this evening. The
percussion showed no intention of giving up their crown! I agree with an
earlier reviewer that their book seemed a bit easier than in the past, but it
was handled VERY well...very musical. The guard...the guard. Greg, incredible
job with the guard! I dind't like the brown multi-colored unis at the
beginning, but that's the only negative I can think of! The drill was the best
of the night IMHO and handled VERY nicely by the performers for this time of
year. I can only see better and better things to come from the Bucs this year!
Don't try to overpower the volume...use that great, full body of sound to the
extreme!
After the competition, (and after about a 20 minute wait.... hmmm....), the
Bucs (and alumni) returned to the field and the Cabs lined up on the track on
the front sideline. There was a beautiful tribute read about Cos, then the
Bucs played "Make Our Garden Grow" to the Cabs with more emotion than I had
heard from anyone all night...until 2 minutes later. The Cabs then joined the
Bucs on the field and together played "Don't Cry For Me Argentina". Let me
tell you, the tears were streaming down my face,a nd the faces of a few others
around me (the tears even start to form just THINKING about it!)! Combined,
those two corps in 2 minutes embodied the power and the EMOTION of this
activity, and what a tribute to Jim! Thank you Bucs and Cabs for allowing me
to witness what has to be for me the most moving and emotional moment in Drum
Corps history.
The placements this evening, IMHO, were right on the mark...Score-wise I would
have put Vets closer to Sky, and I would have increased the spread between Cabs
and Bush, and I thought ALL the scores were a bit low, but all in all, it was
very close to my own personal evaluation. No captions were announced (and I
haven't seen the caption sheet yet) but I would have given Brass to the Cabs by
a VERY little bit, and Visual, GE (VERY CLOSE), Percussion (by a VERY little
bit), and Guard to the Bucs. Again, this is what I would have done...these are
NOT the OFFICIAL results (I don't KNOW the official results!!)
A big THANK YOU to EVERY SINGLE PERSON on that field this evening, giving it
their all to entertain us! I know first-hand what it's like out there, in both
a good corps and a ...umm...off-year corps...and know that the effort is the
same from all involved! Here's hoping the rest of the summer is great for all
of you and I'll see you at Finals, if not before then!!
From: the_aborigine (the_aborigine*my-deja.com) Saint Kevin's had a parade in Kingston, mahn. It was a little damp to start, but no major rain events. 20 horns, about seven percussion. For those who do not know, most of the guys in the SKEK corps are '50's and '60's veterans. This was a hot 2 mile parade with a good hill or two. Well, not only did everyone make it but there was discord in the ranks cuz the horns wanted to play more! And we were good and loud. As we moved away from the reviewing stand to the end of the parade, hot, sweaty and tired, a woman was heard to say, "Whatever happened to the military bearing." Ah, yes . . =-) From there on to E Providence. I told the parking guys I was with the Hurcs and parked in the nice ball field area. I spent most of the evening backstage. The crowd was smallish but the stands are low. Long, but low. The jrs' I viewed backfield were doing good drum corps. Tampa's drum line was difficult to move on from, they were in the groove even with the jazz's Dr Beat pecking at them from 50 yards away. The Thunder horns were warm and well balanced, the staff seeming to be delivering good instruction and motivation. I heard them doing what seemed a part of their show, a nice choral, good blend and stagger breathing. Which produced good intonation and phattness =-). Didn't see sky's show but was heard to ramble on about things around the horn line warming up. I would encourage their low brass to practice a little more during the week, more breathing exercises during the week would be great! Bush from backfield: Nice sounding show, they are a good drum corps. Kudos to the drum major, directing a clean and highly visible beat. I think you guys could improve ahlot (!) with some home practice. Brass players, move more air during the week. If I remember correctly the drum line was very nice, I should cheat and look at the recap but I won't. Hurcs from backfield: Well, show design is such a critical part of what we do. Some things work some things are, um, interesting. The guard works hard. I had a great look at the flag cadenza at the end of the show, nice work well executed. The musical units are small and there are always blend and balance issues with small lines having differing skill levels. But, man, when they play loud they are loud. From backfield the feeling when they reentered from the 30 on the right side (2 side?) with Mag 7, worth the price of admission. Which I did not pay but I only saw the . . . Cabs from the front, standing room: They bring it and the crowd loves it. End of review. OK, alright . . look, scoring these teams (sound of gnashing teeth) cannot be a pleasant or highly rewarding endeavor. I think that judges give numbers, the best they can. We get to anal-eyes them forever, they have to cough 'em up on the spot. Me? Judge? Never. And if you've never been in a post-show judges critique, I wouldn't mind if you shut up about judging. From what I understand about how the scoring changes went down for this season, demand is to be considered. Well, there is lots of demand here. I think they have handled the staging issues as well as they can, if they can spend the month falling in love with their show and cleaning at the individual level, I think the corps will make themselves and their galaxy of fans proud. I would say one thing to the horn line. You are a world class horn line. Get used to it. Now that you know that, do it every day, from the moment you wake up, from now until Nat's. If you don't know what "it" is, doing what a member of a world class hornline does, ask the ones who've been there, they'll tell you. The Manchester Muchachos ( www.muchachos.org ) brought a bus down and some 30 plus people. They were well represented and had a great time. Generations had their Hall of Fame induction's. Some folks had asked me about the show in Manchester NH that was scheduled for this weekend. The Muchachos were in pre-planning for a DCA show but the details apparently could not be worked out in time. The corps is considering a show for 2002. Bush had their Bad Beer toga party and looked like they were having fun. I was cordially invited by some of their lovely guard members to join in. Appreciated but I was in full roam&glare mode all night. I did meet Sharon (which one?), she seemed frightened. The Cabs guard had Xmas in July/August, always fun. I resisted the urge to pop in to the Club 305 for a stabbing or whatever happens there and cruised home. Another fun east coast drum corps evening. I wish we were at bigger facilities and the crowds were bigger and the community more vibrant but, you know what? Drum corps lives. And I'm sure it will grow again. We have excellence, we just need breadth. That means local communities seeing this activity as a worthy investment. Time will tell. John Bermudez vinny*nitz.net (Vincent Esposito) wrote in message news:<e254338a.0108052248.68d6d26e*posting.google.com>... > There were a bunch of people in Togas in the parking lot. They were > having a lot of fun. > > "Your Spanish Heart" <spanish_heart*hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<9kkngl$r1r$1*slb5.atl.mindspring.net>... > > c'mon people lets hear it? > > > > :-) From: IMENSKYBRIG (imenskybrig*cs.com) Subject: Re: Any reviews from the DCA Kingston show? Newsgroups: rec.arts.marching.drumcorps Yes Iwas there All competing corps were disapointing Hurcs put in Over the Rainbow and old closer which was nice but too late Sky hard workers but did not like BST. Bush much improved,but did not like thier DCI type program Cabs music to mellow good corps but not entertaining like last year Bucs ok but boring type DCI show summery competing corps not goose bump city!!! Alumni corps both corps shorthanded but liked old music and memorys. Highlight of night two Sky corps doing Elks Parade and traditional signature,which was only goosebumps of the night! From: Burdettsky (burdettsky*aol.com) OK, I guess I'll be the one here to post a brief review. Some corps I saw this year, and some were first reads, but I'll do my best to include as much as I can. My seats were upper level on the 45 yard line. Skyliners- (1st viewing), brass line is bigger this year with a smaller drum line and about 13 or so in the guard. Music of Blood, Sweat, and Tears. Music seemed to be strong at most parts, and the corps marches better than last year. A few more guard to complement toe larger horn line would be nice, but they did an admirable job supporting the show. Soloists are a bit overbearing at times, but if that's your thing, then go with it. Seemed to me like a typical, crowd pleasing, Skyliners show. Rochester- (1st viewing)-most noticeable thing to me was the use of flags. All seemed to stand out and really enhance the forms from an upstairs perspective. Percussion seemed a bit sloppy, but has come a long way from what I've heard, so keep it up. Donnie Allen arrangements work well with the horn line. They unleash their power at the right times, but can play the softs well also. Lookign forward to another look at this corps in Syracuse. Hurricanes (1st viewing)- I've heard this corps is coming along, but they seem to strugle at best visually. Maybe there are new members, but it seems many on the field don't know their drill sets. With 2 weeks left, improvement would help greatly. Musically, they seem sound as always. Horn arrangements are nice and percussion fits like a glove. Something tells me there will be major leaps and bounds in the last 2 weeks. Bushwackers (1st viewing)- Loved the music. Bush seems to be improving greatly on last year's late season momentum. All the blue and water like effects both visually, musically and vocally really enhance the show. On The Waterfront was great as was the Raging River. Don't remember much about the drill, but the guard seemed to perform well, this coming from a music man. Caballeros (2nd viewing)- night and day from the Hershey show. The horn line is relentless in its attack on the music. And as far as the old comments about if Hawthorne only had a percussion, well, to me, they do. Drum line is not too overpowering and plays with great control. Personally, I thought they would've scored higher, but it was not to be. Guard did a great job handling equipment. I can't wait to hear this corps from about 4 rows up right in the impact zone seats as Fran Haring likes to call them. Bucs (2nd viewing)-another fine improvement from Hershey. The Bernstein images add nicely to the show. Visuals are wonderful and the brass and percussion are top notch. It will be an interesting battle in Syracuse. Bucs sold their show nicely despite going on after Hawthorne. Empire (1st viewing)- love the music. Bar gimmicks work well and don't take your eyes away from what else is happening. Soloists do a nice job as does the very small guard. Percussion almost took the trophy tonight and will try again in 2 weeks. Brigadiers (3rd viewing)- seems Brigs had trouble with timing on the ending on my first two viewings, but tonight, they were all over it. Percussion finale was terrific. Guard could also battle for top spot in Syracuse. Brass was good as always and the drill flowed smoothly. Grenadiers (2nd viewing)- seemd to be marching several holes in the show. Musically, the show seemed a bit flat tonight. Maybe it was going on after Brigs, but the corps had a tough sell tonight. Still, they should be in a nice battle with Sky for a solid 8th or 9th place finish. That;s the best I could come up with. Everyone seems in good shape for a great Labor Day weekend. Adam Burdett From: Robert E. Peterson (pete*netsync.net) Thought someone else would have a review of DCA up by now. I didn't take notes at the Alumni show and I wasn't there for prelims or mini corps. It seemed like the Alumni event was very well attended--better than last year. All of the corps received very enthusiastic ovations. St. Joe's was great again. Hawthorne was probably the crowd favorite--and the regular corps was there again rooting them on. Heard quite a few "wows" during Boston. Finals: Class A Heat Wave. They really do have an excellent drum major. The corps seemed better than last year and seem close to being able to compete in open class. 24 Horns, 11 perc., 2HG, 6 guard, 9 pit. 78.6 2nd place. Corpsvets. I think this corps should compete in open class now. Very much improved over last year. Good soloists and just a good looking corps. Keep it up. 37 horns, 17 perc., 2HG, 8 guard, 4 pit. 83.75 1st place. Open Class Hurricanes. Wow. I thought they were pretty good! First time I saw them this year and was very pleased. Good looking corps. 37 horns, 11 perc, 11 HG, 18 guard, 14 pit. 85.10 10th place. Skyliners. Slowly but surely coming back. Very good soloists. This horn line can roar at times. I'm not too fond of the dark uniforms. 44 horns, 9 perc., 6HG, 15 guard, 6 pit. 86.50 9th place. Kingston Grenadiers. Just a nice, easy going, well balanced corps. They were the first to get the crowd going. Nice guard. 35 horns, 15 perc., 3HG, 12 guard, 8 pit. 87.90 8th place. Crusaders. Woulda, coulda, shoulda been a top 5 corps this year. Woulda--if Minnesota and Bush hadn't been as good as they were. Coulda--if they hadn't of had some turnover in the horn line during the season. Shoulda--even with all of that--if they had really cooked in finals (as good as I heard they had in prelims). Oh well, there's always etc., etc. This corps is going in the right direction and will make another big step next year, I'm sure of it. Great guard!! 42 horns, 19 perc., 6HG 26 guard, 11 pit. 90.40 7th place. Minnesota Brass. Nice solid corps. Great soprano soloist. It always amazes me how they come East and do such a fine job. 45 horns, 20 perc., 6HG, 21 guard, 10 pit. 92.05 6th place. Bushwackers. Nice looking corps. Small but powerful corps! Looked and sounded like a blue SCV. Very solid show. Obviously lots of talent. 31 horns, 13 perc., 19 guard, 7 pit. 92.40 5th place. Empire Statesmen. What a show! Might be the most improved corps of the year in DCA.(From first show to finals). Best bartender soloist in the history of drum corps? Great finish with Mr. Bruni walking behind the prop of "A Man and His Music". Guard size hurt them. 54horns, 22 perc., 5HG, 13 guard, 10 pit. 94.45 4th place. Hawthorne. Solid, solid, solid! Lots of smiles in the stands on the faces of folks who "remember when". Excellent solo work. Beautiful guard! Have gone to an "in your face" show and the crowd loved it. The Cabs are back!! 67 horns, 18 perc., 14 HG, 32 guard, 14 pit. 95.35 3rd place Reading Buccaneers. An excellent job selling their Leonard Bernstein program. They squeezed every ounce out of their show. Give them tons of credit--they cooked! Solid across the board. 49 horns, 20 perc., 7HG, 30 guard, 12 pit. 97.85 2nd place. Syracuse. Well--they did it! Came out strong and finished strong. They were pushed by the Bucs and it was great. By far the best show I saw this corps do this year. Congratulations. 66horns, 18 perc., 6HG, 33 guard, 10 pit. 97.95 1st place. So, there you have it--For What It's Worth. 2001 should go down as a banner year for drum corps on a whole. I thought the top 14 corps in DCI were all excellent and as strong as that many corps have been in quite a few years. Division II and III were strong also. It's been awhile since all ten finalists in DCA have been this good. Don't you just love the first 51 weeks of the season? |
