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Well, after the last marching video I made, I got tons of requests to watch these two videos so here's another look at my firsthand reaction to these amazing performances! Thank you to everyone who suggested to watch SCV 2018 + BD 2017, I can't wait to watch more cams and full runs. As always, if you have anything you'd like to see on this segment, head to www.adamtanpercussion.com/submit :) Thanks for watching!
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It my not be a marimba video but this is probably another part of the marching world that you might not even know exists, people would really wanna see your reaction to this video ruclips.net/video/TtG17t_ZbP4/видео.html
Hey the marimba cam is good BUT THE XYLO cam by michael tan is AMAZING
watch xylo/bell cam from michael tran from blue devils 2017. its god tier.
The show "Metamorph" is a show about how Blue Devils has grown and changed over the years, with tributes to past shows. Yeah, only the Blue Devils can do a show about the Blue Devils, the biggest flex.
There's usually like 4 to 5 movements in a show: The Opener, sometimes starts out with front ensemble only (sometimes its a "pre show" with choreography), the 2nd movement (aka the meat and potatoes), The Ballad (usually third), a short percussion feature (where you see the snares, tenors, basses get a solo), then a Closer that's Fast and Loud.
Adam Tan Ok if you liked these ones you’ll LOVE Cavaliers 2019 Marimba cam. It’s INSANE
We should all pitch in sum money to let him watch dci finlas in the lucas oil stadium next year
Hahaha that would be too much! Thank you for thinking of me 🤣
My local band traveled like 3 hour in a bus and watched finals last year
Honestly, we really should.
Kody White 🤣 fax it would be worth it to see the look on his face
I’m totally down, getting to be on the field and then in the stands watching it is amazing
“They must be the best brass players in the world.”
Every Carolina Crown fan just disliked.
lmao, true.
Michael Moon beast (CC 17’)was the best brass show every in my opinion
Jared Papa beast was ‘18. It is was ‘17. Also - Star of Indiana ‘91 or ‘93 or Crown ‘13 or ‘16 easily top beast in terms of brass. Just my opinion though
Every Carolina Crown MEMBER just disliked
Carolina Crown 2015 thooooo (beast was good tho one of my favorite shows)
“What are they cheering for?”
😂😂😂 Because you can feel the stands shaking from the sound from the ensemble. You should definitely make it to a live show if at all possible someday.
Dude seriously. It's literally like thunder
how can I make sure he sees this?
SCV got their 4th consecutive high percussion award this season, they were DCI world champions in 2018. Favorite SCV book to date!
Blue devils: *exist*
SCV since 2018: allow us to introduce ourselves
"So the Blue Devils brass seems to flex more than SCV. Is that a thing?"
It's like watching a child see the sun rise for the first time. Beautiful.
Maybe watch the SCV full videos and then talk about "brass flexing"? Just a thought...
Bluecoats 2016 is VERY crispy i recommend watching them👌🏼
Bluecoats 2014 is my favorite (Tilt)
ZycloneBeasT we love down side up baby
They really do have that nice bakery there
I really do suggest watching the full SCV 2018 show with the whole corps. I can email it to you if you want ;)
can you email it to me it please :) giotriplicata@gmail.com
I was thinking the same thing like you have to watch the full Babylon show it’s my all time favorite show
Can you email it to me? I’ve seen some of it but never the whole thing. It would be so awesome tbh
As a marimba player in marching band and a huge fan of dci, it's so entertaining to see someone else's take on it!
Respect man! Thanks for watching :)
@@AdamTanPercussion Also they just released a marimba cam for the 2019 show "Vox Eversio" a few days ago if you want more Santa Clara marimba!
You should definitely watch the victory runs from the perspectives on the field, I’d recommend this years Bluecoats and BD performances and other past shows
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Yuuuuus blue devils multicam is amazing
man some of the headcams from the victory run for SCV 2016 were HILARIOUS.
The rosewood sounds so dead because after they play in the sun so long the bars dry out, creating a slightly more muted sound.
Ahhh so it's the weather! I thought it was just made like that hahaha silly me
Ngl I kinda like the sound of it
Corps may also have "practice bars" and "show bars" that they swap before performances, so that the good-sounding bars aren't out in the sun all day.
Do they replace them for major performances? Also, I'd think they would use a different, weather protected xylophones for competition.
@@BrianLanders answered my question. Lol
For rewatching metamorph watch the xylo cam instead of marimba it’s just as interesting Micheal Tran is a literal god
I had a peek at it, can't wait to check it out :)
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Adam Tan Yes thank you!!!
Adam Tan I've had the honor of playing drum set next to Michael for the 2019 season, DEFINITELY check out his 2018 and 2019 xylo cams as well
Michael Dy can I get a drum set tip?
If you want a brass flex then I highly recommend this year's Carolina crown
I’d go for Crown 2014. That closer flexes HARD.
Literally any year Crown. Or just watch Drops the Hammer
@@daviddotorg YAAASSSSSSS
Sam Gray that’s facts
So a drum corps is a marching ensemble that has brass, percussion, and color guard. Color Guard consists of the people spinning rifles, flags, and sabers (swords). And Drum Corps is very brass heavy compared to other ensembles. A Drum Corps show in person is unlike any other. Basically, the season starts in late June and goes onto the beginning of August. And throughout the winter, spring, and summer these members that perform the shows practice all over the United States at high schools where they sleep on gym floors and wake up to perform on American football fields. They practice every day for months straight, every day is about 10 hours of practice with some breaks to eat. Shows normally have around 6 corps but could have up to 20 at regionals. These shows aren’t only in Indianapolis they are all over the country. Lucas Oil Stadium just holds the last three shows of the season where every Corps comes together to compete against one another. In 2017 the Blue Devils won with this show and after winning the finals, the corps gets to perform one last time until next year which is the “Victory Run”. Every year the corps switches their shows and the members learn another 12 minute program in hopes to win and build relationships while doing it.
ok
Drum Corps Central best description of drum corps I’ve ever read.
Would only add that members must be under 21 years old, which has always impressed me!
You should try to learn a dci marimba part! It would be a big commitment and a huge challenge but I’m sure people would absolutely love it!!!
if you look back on Sandi Rennick's Facebook there's a video of a 2018 marimba playing and she put the part in the comments
someone start a fund for adam to go to 2020 world championships so he can watch irl
Luke Petrowski this didnt age well
Age doesn’t suit you my friend
Too bad they canceled, I was gonna be performing this year 😭
Marie Torres I’m so sorry to hear that, were you an age out? Ik this is a huge let down for a lot of marchers.
@@anormgryffyn3793 No, I was going to be a first year marcher. I'm graduating HS this year so thankfully there's still plenty of time before I age out, and my corps is also keeping our contracts valid for next year as long as we don't slack off and still work to improve ourselves during these times as much as we are able to, which is a big relief.
14:50 when you asked why their cheering, theyre cheering because dci brass ensembles are so strong that you can feel the sound hit you when all the brass plays at once, its an indescribable sensation
I love somebody going crazy over the pit, all these videos are always about the drumline. If I could suggest one i think youd go crazy over, is Pulse percussion 2017, the entire ensemble is very musical
Battery bro checking in. Same thoughts! Pit always looks like a bunch of mad scientists at work to me...
2017 was the 60th anniversary of the corps, and the show was meant to represent how they had evolved over the years as a group. The whole show is an extended metaphor, and was (literally) showing a metamorphosis from a caterpillar to a butterfly at the end of the show. That’s why flight of the bumblebee was included, and the color guard had wings towards the end. Also, the “concord, blue devils” line at the end was (I think) the voice of an announcer from the first DCI finals that BD participated in, or at least something similar to that. I’m glad you enjoyed this show, it’s personally one of my favorites
The voice at the beginning and end was BD director Jerry Seawright at their very first competitive run as a drum & bugle corps in 1971..2 years before they ever left California on tour. Nice to see Jerry get a ring as a performing member (after he passed in 2004). The wings are also from the early 80s....we used them in the 84 show.
fun fact: the guy to ashley's left is the guy whose marimba cam you reacted to last time, tyler primeaux
SCV flexed just as much brass if not more, its just hard to tell since its a headcam video.
Brandon Diehl exactly the horn hit is just 🥵
I love when a Concert Percussionist is WOWed by Drum Corps!!! Im so glad you have shown at least a apprieciation for the Marching Arts activity. There are so many Concert Percussionist that I know personally who wont even give it a chance and hate it.
So thank you for at least giving a chance!!!
Check out The Cavaliers show Immortal from 2014. The Marimba players do some amazing stuff I think you will get a Kick out of.
Adam in the show there’s different movements I bet you already know this but just to make sure the first movement (at the beginning) is the opener where they introduce their show and show the momentum. The second movement is the Ballard where you said it had a good melody or it sounded calm that’s the Ballard where it’s nice. And then finally the third movement where everything changes, you can’t really call it an ending but it’s an ending. It’s supposed to be powerful and strong and it’s supposed to be big and gives you goosebumps. And that’s the form of marching shows hope you needed this :)
That's actually the 4th time they ran the show that weekend. Preliminary round, semi-finals, finals, and then their encore run!
fav marching performance of all time, The Bluecoats Drum & Bugle Corp 2014 show called "Tilt" it will blow you away!
This show is about the change of ideas over time. That’s why it’s called metamorph. Like how a caterpillar goes in to its cocoon and comes out a butterfly. A lot of the things they play come from their past performances. The Corp itself has been around for like 70 years. That’s the basic idea of the show.
That's awesome man, exactly what I was looking for! Thank you 😁
46 years actually. The oldest corps is The Cadets, who just celebrated 85 years (1934).
“Dude people must train so hard for this.” You have no idea..
it's honestly fantastic that you've discovered the joy of drumcorp, there is quite literally nothing else like it in the music world. Have fun.
Adam: "Their walking is so good!"
Everyone: YoU mEaN mArChInG
Adam: “Their walking is so good!” Me: Omg I can’t😂
Pulse 2017 uninvited is my favorite also SCV 2019 is really cool as well
We're using the song uninvited in our high school marching show this year and I'm hyped
We have the big brass flex
I wish more orchestral/classical percussionists would approach drum corps with an open mind like this!
Don't know if anyone mentioned this, but these are all students in their teens and 20s. So, yeah, these are America's best brass players...of that age. I'm always amazed at what these groups can do!
They now have marimba/xylophone/vibraphone cams for SCV 2019, and I gotta say, their *triple* laterals before the ballad is something to drool over.
seeing this stuff in person is 100 times better. you feel the power these corps can push out and its amazing.
10:50
one of the best horn sections opens up
Adam: What are they cheering about?
Omg, you just have to watch (carolina crown 2013!!!)
Lol you just attracted a whole new crowd of DCI fans from these videos (including me, hi!) I’ve marched two years of an open class corps (the second division of the activity) and have witnessed these shows live and yes, they are better in person the videos don’t do it justice. I know everyone will suggest their favorite shows for you to watch but here’s an underrated yes amazing feature: Cavaliers 2019. Welcome to this community and I hope you continue to follow it! Catch me on the field :)
seeing ur genuine first reaction to metamorph and just how clueless you kinda are yet impressed is the most wholesome thing ive ever seen i think haha
The crowd is going crazy in the first “triangle” set (actually a diamond) because the brass is so insanely loud your ears bleed. It is so hype being in the first few rows. I was in the 3rd row for dci San Antonio this year and after blue coats went I couldn’t hear anything!
Damn that sounds insane, I wish I could go!!
Older concert percussionist here - great to see your fresh-eyed perspective on DCI stuff!
I’ve been gaga for Drum Corps ever since I was in high school at the tail end of the ‘70’s and early ‘80’s, and realize now that I’ve seen the whole latter-day artistic age of the activity form in front of my eyes, right from the years when it started to happen.
Mine was probably the first generation of fired-up teens to accept it eagerly as an art form, not just a pseudo-military pageant, and accept things like flowing movement and dance, sideline percussion ensemble, and advanced concert music repertoire.
Me and my band classmates devoured DCI World Championship LP’s like other teens rocked out on Kansas, Yes, and Procol Harem, oohing and aahing at the sophisticated sonic wonders of Santa Clara Vanguard, and the mindblowing roar of the Madison Scouts in their prime. We spent our school days trying to cajole our marching band director into more of a cool “drum corps” mentality, begging for drum carriers (trash the straps!) and new uniforms in the current cool drum corps style.
Only regret? My music school training at Indiana University crowded out all the summers I might have been able to spend playing with the now-legendary Star of Indiana corps, which was in its first couple of seasons right there near campus.
What a trip, man. 😎
Thank you for helping popularise and getting the word out for this activity
Hey Adam! I’m so happy you enjoy being exposed to the marching arts and drum corps, and it’s very encouraging that you are exploring other sections such as brass and color guard, as well as this different world of percussion. I’ve loved this activity for many years and have marched, and I would love to have a live chat with you to discuss some of the intricacies and backgrounds of corps style marching, and a little of how it’s evolved in the past decade, plus answer some of the questions you may have about it. Please let me know if this is something you’d be interested in, and in the meantime, I’m looking forward to all of your upcoming content!!
literally my 2 favorite shows ever
Snares come in: "Ah those snares sound so good" "OHOHOHOHOH"
Bass: "Ooh nice bass solo"
Quads: "ArE tHe MaRiMbAs GoNnA fLeX aGaIn?????"
“their walking is so good. it’s called visuals right?” 😭😂 it’s marching fyi but yes there are visuals but it’s not the marching part of it.. if that makes sense
Cavaliers 2019 is worth a watch. Absolutely insane from a percussion standpoint
They already won, it’s an encore performance. That’s why so much applause… BD strong.
Metamorph is probably my favorite marching performance, glad you covered it!
It's so much fun to watch you watch this and appreciate it.
These musicians and dancers are filling local theatres and orchestras annually.
For perspective, performing after you know you've won must be one of the most liberating feelings a professional could have.
It's all about showing off and style at that point, isn't it?
I won a state championship in the Indiana State University stadium. Whatever the hell it was called. "Biggest assemblage of aluminum bleachers in the state", or whatever.
Last year anyone won a state championship there.
"We burned that fucker down!"
;)
Adam!!! The Blue Devils have recently won their NINETEENTH championship this season with their program 'Ghostlight' I HIGHLY suggest you watch it (the opener is rhythm song ;))
nzane1216 the 19 show is so beautiful and you can feel the actual performance!! I saw it in person when I marched guardians and it was amazing
I recommend Bluecoats 2019, instead. I find both to be well done, but Blue Devils always have a similar flavor of movement and style each year, so I would love to see him react to something different. Not knocking BD, but there is a reason both corps fought all season for 1st in 2019.
jakob barr also for Bluecoats; anything 14-17 as well
I recommend watching all corps. Alot of different styles. And all the kids are all great!!!👏🏾
Waiting for solo players in this show, then Adam makes second with mainstream marching videos 100k and 1mil views
Don't worry, the next one will be soloists ;)
Happy you opened with SCV! They've easily got the best percussion across the activity. Here's some background on the last piece you watched:
This was the 60th anniversary show of the Blue Devils organization, hence all the references to diamonds.
The recorded vocal at the beginning ("Ladies and gentlemen, the corps on the field" and the end "Concord Blue Devils" is a recording of the late Jerry Seawright (passed away in early 2004) -- director of the corps from it's inception until the end of the 1983 season -- announcing the corps at it's very first competition after adding bugles around 1970. They'd been a drum and bell corps prior to that.
performing in this stadium is an honor, i went my freshman year of hs it was the coolest experiences
DCI culture is something else man. People go absolutely nuts, going to shows are some of the best musical experiences I’ve had.
Hello Adam! I loved this video of you reacting to drum corps. For more context of the Blue Devils 2017 Show, it was to celebrate their 60th “Diamond” Anniversary.
You might see their reference with “Shine bright like a diamond”
and
“Crystal” -Trumpet Section
And the show is called metamorph to show their change throughout all 60 years of Blue Devils. This is shown with the ballad section of “Everything must change.”
Also I would recommend watching their 2014 show and reply to this comment when you have seen the 2014 show as it is the world record score!
It’s so cool seeing other people from other regions finding out and enjoying DCI! Some other fun things to know:
All of the people in the corps are anywhere between 17-22! (There’s technically no minimum age enforcement, but due to how many hours of work they do and how competitive it is, usually the youngest are prodigy 16 year olds)
Being in a corps takes up all of your summer, beginning in late May all the way till Mid August (DCI Finals), with a few free days spread apart, but overall you won’t be able to return home until the end of finals.
Practice hours are very long, going well over 6+ hours almost everyday outside (even in the intense summer heat)
Most nights are spent sleeping on a high school gym floor, a bus, or sometimes college dorms.
Group showers
Bus rides are very long and very common halfway through the season. Buses are used to transport from competition to competition. One night, there could be a show in Tennessee, and 2 days later, Atlanta Georgia. Most of your time will be spent on the bus
The average cost of participating in a corps could be anywhere between $2400-4500+
Despite all of this, many people still love preforming and others strive to be able to be able to preform. Personally, I would love to audition, but like many others, the $3000+ price tag prevents me. It’s great to see others enjoy dci
(I also recommend you watch Bluecoats 2016, 17, and 18, and Carolina Crown 2014 and 2018, great shows)
(Anyone else is welcome to correct me and/or add on!)
20:53 BD flexes their brass by having the mellophones play trumpets during that feature (you can see some brass switch instruments at the front before and after that little section)
Dude the live sound from these corps would BLOW your mind. It’s insane. I’m a high school assistant band director for a very competitive marching band on the east coast. Every year we get to go to Annapolis Maryland to see a DCI show. The kids always loose their minds. It’s seriously AMAZING. We have had a few kids (including 2 staff members) go through the Cadets Corp. it’s really an amazing activity and performed on such a high level. Actually got to see this blue devils show live at that competition. It was 10+ minutes of goose bumps 😂
Fun fact Adam, Lucas oil stadium is partially designed for sound just for drum corps and that’s also why there’s a huge black curtain in the background (and the blue devils tag before the last note is from an audio recording of their very first dci performance in 1972!)
Adam Tan: *talks about how great the brass is*
Carolina crown brass: allow me to introduce myself
Ahahaha yes I have seen a couple of crown videos too ;) that's almost too much flex to handle!
The 2019 Cadets show had one of the best percussion sections of the 2019 season
Did they?
Metamorph is my favorite drum corps show ever. Nothing beats seeing it for the first time. Watching your reaction to it made me tear up
Drum Corps shows in person are so far different than in person. You feel it in your bones, the perfect brass melts your ears.
Seeing a live show is amazing - literally will give you chills because there is so much power behind their performance. You will definitely know why people are standing and cheering.
I recommend watching two cams from that show miles kenobies quad cam 2017 victory run (this way you can see what batterie is somewhat like) and And the lead trumpet cam for victory run 2017 (so you can see what it’s like to be a soloist in these shows) but definitely look at other shows too I just think these two videos would help you understand what it’s like marching as an individual and give you a glimpse into what their sections are like. Its also cool to hear the show from the marchers perspective because it’s a very different feel.
The crowd was so hype because this was their encore performance after they won the championship at Finals.
In person its even better, more enjoyable being on the field apart of it
They’re cheering because that was an impact moment for the show
im so proud of adam for bearing with and appreciating the brass flexing. lol
I watched this on the 50 that year with my daughter. It was, beyond amazing. Saw both of these shows live, a few times.
Yay that marimba cam is our pit tech
Also, this show is about essentially the corps itself. It's also in celebration of their 60th year anniversary, and there are a lot of diamond themes in the show, like that triangle formation!
The bluecoats and boston crusaders performances from this year you should watch. And nothing compares to in person.
The Blue Devils show you watched was the first show I ever saw in person. It was unbelievable,
Watching DCI finals in person is amazing!! DCI finals is in my home state so I’m lucky enough to go!
Also the context of the show is basically the whole story of the blue devils. The person talking at the start of the show is the exact recording of the first blue devils show and as the show goes on it progresses through the years to now
the drumline is more than just the snares my man
It amazes me that these groups are all around the age of 21 lol. Some ridiculous amounts of hard work
Big chords, big chills, never doubt
In most of these drum corps they are world class, meaning you have to be really really really really *inhales* really really really really good, even for wind instruments
Love watching you watch these marching videos :)
All these bands practice 12 to 13hrs a day 6 days a week for about 3 to 4 months. Being in a drum corp is the ultimate dedication to music and performance. If you get a chance to come to america come during july/august so you can wath some corps
60th anniversary - "diamond" - the voice is the founder, Jerry Seawright, recorded at the corps' very first performance - past, present, future - hence the window in the corner, representing the future ... enjoy
Man, when I saw this show at Allentown, I shed a tear after hearing his voice. I've seen all of the BD shows( video) and this show captured everything about the Blue Devils. I had chills.
I marched in 1977 and Mr. Seawright was a friend, mentor and a really bad cook - his voice and pride (as a Marine) were unmistakeable...they don’t make ‘em like that anymore so he expected us to make ourselves...good leaders do that....
Video is of course SCV '18, finals week at Martinsville HS. I was there quite a bit that week....there is a recording of just the battery and front ensemble made during finals week that is quite good. The whole package was phenomenal, and was clearly world champions that year.
The best part of these groups is that everyone is 21 or younger
The concept of the Blue Devils - Metamorph show was a throwback to their beginnings .... progressing into todays style of movement and arranging. The voice samples (announcer) call back to their first ever performance in 1973. Many of the motif's in the intro are from some of their most famous productions over the years. The winged flags that are used are also a callback. If you know BD history, you'll enjoy this show even more. As you said, so much going on at all times and too much to reference here. At the same time, they get knocked for standing around a LOT!!! But they just keep winning.
2017 was the blue devils 60th anniversary and their show is about how DCI has evolved as an activity and the direction it may head. You can see that in the shift from more traditional marching onto the field with the full uniform and shakos (hats) into the more modern more experimental uniforms/visuals/music. The ballad section where the brass all goes right in the front is called “everything must change” by Bernard Ighner and the show uses the concept of metamorphosis (hence the name metamorph) as a central theme.
I love metamorph so so so so so much! But Tilt (2014) changed the game and I love the demanding marching so much!!!
Upload more of these, I love your reaction to the marching arts！！
My favorite marching show isn't much of a precision showcase, but I still love it. Bluecoats 2014 Tilt
Carolina crown 2015 "Inferno" and blue coats 2017 "Jagged Line"
idk if you know this, but what makes DCI even crazier, is the fact that the age cut off is 21. So these are a bunch of kids sounding this good and being this precise. Its absolute astonishing
This video gave me life
Crown 2018 has some pretty knarly percussion parts,it’s also one of my favourite shows! Seeing and listening to Babylon made me want to audition in the future
You need to come out to the US in the fall during marching season especially if you were able to sit in with a practice session so that they explain all the terms and what they are used for. I think it would be more difficult to get to sit in on a DCI practice session. but you could go to the finals in august. next year. it really is an experience you would never forget. But it is way better to be on the field playing though.
That synth player in that second video though, lol. Epic
There are so many diamond references (their first formation in the beginning with the big hit, the Rihanna "Shine Bright Like a Diamond", because that show was the Blue Devils' diamond anniversary (I think 75 years)
I just feel very blessed that I was able to watch both of these shows in person 🙃😊
As a fellow Aussie who fell in love with drum corps, I love that you made this video! All your reactions were me 10 years ago, and then I went over and marched SCV in the hornline 2 years later. I’ve also never appreciated the marimbas/writing til now! There’s just so much to drum corps ugggghhhh!
2 of the best ballads in DCI history