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Smh. I have to smile a bit. Garfield went thru many imcarnations of West Side Story, taking "Maria" as their signiture piece in the 60s - several times. It surfaced again in the 70s & here it is in the 80s - again, apparently, several times. In fact those of us who had the original records probably recognize the buts & pieces of those original arrangements that pop up here w/all the new trailing emblishments. Yes, when you listen, it's still the old faithful "Maria" from NJ. It waa only just niw tgat tge realization hit me: When they run out of ideas, Garfield had a tendency to fall back on the tried & true - & lets face it: somebody's desire to take comfort in those old charts that they wrote after they had aged out in the 60s. Or learned listening to their brothet or their dad back in the 8:49 60s. Or learned fir themselves when they went touring un the 60s. Or 70s. Or whatever incarnation grabbed them. We get "Glitter & BeGay", too, & all the overture curliques from the opening if "Candide"; but fir some reason somebidy just had to haul out WSS & plug "Maria" into this mix. It's an old redoubtable East Coast NJ trick of the trade. Gotta fill up the 13 mins.

I used to love that Dueling Banjos drum feature. Still do.👍

My God what a show!!! Simply the best....sorry Muchachos

The Chris Metzger show accompanied by the Madison Scouts!

Some of those dudes look like they're in their 40's with a mortgage and child support payments.

Please! Someone, somewhere bring back this powerhouse type of show! Enough of Broadway on turf! Let’s see a corp come out like it’s the 1970’s or 80’s. And this show? It ranks as an all-time great!

I started in 1978. We still had the single piston and rotary valve bugles like in this video. It was a very different feeling and you played it differently.

Bringing back old memories from when just before I was active in drums across the Rockies . I distinctly remember the show.

First drum corps show I ever saw. I played percussion in a Big 10 style high school marching band and the Madison uniforms alone made me a fan for life.

Drum Corps at its finest! Those were best days of the activity. Louder, faster, higher.

At 8:04 the center cymbal on the 50 just below the back hash had his cymbal shatter. You can see it flash as the broken piece went flying in front of him. The corps stayed at Upper Dublin HS that year. That cymbal was given to the band director as a thank you. That cymbal hung in the band room until the mid 90's when he retired. What great piece of drum corp history!

I heard this live at the ‘75 US Open. It was life changing.

Now this was a great show, bring back the presentation of the American flag

my dad is on that field ❤

Loved that show! I will never forget hearing it from the front row at DCI Midwest prelims.

I wish this video would have captured the way the horn line did a “ripple” effect about face before they started their off the line (opener for new schoolers). This was my first time seeing DCI final, as this was my rookie year, marching in a Class A (what is now known as Open class) corps, and was totally blown away by Madison that night. They are part of the reason why I still follow Drum Corps in my 60’s.

As DC should be. No drama except for what's in the music. No dancing. No props. No pit.

One of the best nights of my life!

I wish I had joined the Madison Scouts.

This is when drum corps was good.

Chills!!! This is the best show EVER of all times in my opinion!!!❤❤

What the pop gun to till them to start the encore movement or did they finish the show without stopping?

now this is what the World War 2 veterans and World War 1 veterans envisioned drum corps to be for genertions to come, honoring the Flag, tympani players "marching", bells players "marching"...etc..etc...not the total nonsense that is going on now? it's breaking the hearts of many people around the country that the nations number #1 youth activity has ended up being an activity all about the show designers and so-forth. there used to be 16,000+ drum and bugle corps in the U.S, now there is probably only a 100 at most as far as I know??? very sad :(

I marched in the Belleville Black Knights in 1975. Watched finals :( from the 50 by the press box (thank you Terry). I know this show and this music and still love watching this performance. Anybody know the name of the soprano soloist? Well deserved win Madison Scouts.

It’s so 70’s, I love it

LOVE IT

Thank you for uploading this ;) , appreciate it

7:20 heh

Do you have a higher quality video of this, and where did you get it?