Great battery. I don't think the bass drummers get enough recognition for the ridiculously hard splits they do. That triplet split was incredible and coming out of it was very clean. One of these days i would like to play bass in DCI. Good job bass line!
this is one of my favorite drum breaks, the tenors are piss clean, the basses are on point like a mofo, and the snares amazing. everything flows and is super clean. my brother marched for these guys as a tenor player a while back, and they have been a sick drum line since i can remember. good vid. thanks
Those bass drummers are good at drumming. This was towards the beginning of the rise of the Bluecoats. Fast forward to today (2021), they have won a championship and continue to be one of the top drumlines in DCI! There was a time when it didn't used to be this way.
Smokin! That feature was just about perfect on finals night. Hardly any dirt and you guys really threw down some tough licks that old vets could appreciate. Good work bluecoats! Cant wait to see the 09 program.
phantom is from illinois. i couldn't describe the location, so i figured saying "southeast" would be close enough. try out a pair of innovative percussion sticks sometime. even vic firth is the world's number 1 manufacturer according to their packaging, some of their sticks are really inconsistent. personally, i'd rather have a pair of IP sticks for marching, Vater for drumset, and Coopermans for concert band
Whats kinda cool, is I followed them from the parking lots all the way back into the woods where they were practicing. The whole time, they stayed in step, as if it were like...taking a sunday stroll through the park. But All in all. They are ONE OF my favorite drumlines
the tuning is so perfect all across the board, snares are crispy and wet sounding, tenors are ringy, basses are boomy jshefjkesruhjertkuhrtkjnrt its amazing :D
That house was only about 250 yards or so from the stadium. They warmed up to the right of the house on Thursday night as well. It was a real nice area for the lines to warmup and everyone was somewhat close. There were many trees around. It led back into an athletics area with soccer fields and a track. It was one of the best warmup areas I have seen for DCI finals. SCV warmed up in the back yard on Thursday. We just walked through the gate Thursday at the back of the house.
nice. there's another vid here of this same take (center brings stix up a little too fast) from the tenors side but this one sounds sweet!- right out front. I finally get the bass lick. Not that hard but to keep smooth timing is tough... what's with the senior citizen reps in the background? Coat Alums?
there's sheet music at the start and everything pretty much gets re-written throughout the season they start learning the music throughout the winter and early spring at monthly/weekly camps so that by the time they move-in for the summer they have it all learned and can learn the drill and it's "muscle" memory, as in the part of your body that causes the stick to move
yep. also, just because a lot of corps use vic firth doesn't mean they use the same sticks. IP sticks are usually used by corps located in the southeast, like phantom regiment, cavaliers, and carolina crown because the sticks are made in tennessee. although, that's just a reason i made up. vegas were designed by scott johnson who works with the blue devils, but the blue devils signed with pro-mark this year. so i don't know if they still have a contract with vic firth.
@diminishedsixth Its pretty much like a "percussion section solo." it's where just the battery/front ensemble are playing and the winds usually do a visual or something during it
dutting is used for being together before you play...it helps with subdivision, but is mainly to help bring everyone together and come in at the same time. So it sounds cleaner...that's why we do it at least
I can't wait to see what Mike has written for the Cavies. I am a big fan of the bluecoats mainly because of this show. But then again I'm a big fan of all corps.
isn't their percussion arranger mike mcintosh? my drumline used his signature sticks this year. i like em a lot more than paul rennick and brett kuhn sticks.
haha your welcome! i've seen some of your bluecoat vids. so i assumed you marched and prolly new a lotta the guys on here. haha. one of my friends marched cavies and i always mess with him about it lol
This might sound kinda different but....bluecoats have dynamics....if you look at cadets..it all forte (Usually) and if the play softer they usually go 2 towards the rim..Thats just my point of view..
How do you "learn" these pieces?! It's amazing. Do they read sheet , learn it by heart? (most obvious) or do they learn its as almoast one learns a melody... Or mussel memory? It's crazy :)
you know, it seems that this was a year for speed, none the solos that I've seen so far this year had any real technical stuff, but mostly just fast stuff, if you have chops, you can play it, there are a couple spots here towards the beginning with snares, and in the middle, especially with the flam drags, but that is still alot of just chops.
Man I wish I could see the music for this. I did a sounds of summer camp with Mike in 2007 and found out he's a cool guy, probably not so cool in practices but you get the idea.
Great battery. I don't think the bass drummers get enough recognition for the ridiculously hard splits they do. That triplet split was incredible and coming out of it was very clean. One of these days i would like to play bass in DCI. Good job bass line!
15 years later, still fucking great. So clean.
that quad break is just stupid clean
I think my favorite part is McIntosh laying on the ground...
paden richey yes homie, yes
It sounds like one guy ;;;;o
Always come back to this, soooooo good
2:24 the first "YEA BOI" ever uttered
Wow, that snare line is clean. The basses are really amazing as well.
this is one of my favorite drum breaks, the tenors are piss clean, the basses are on point like a mofo, and the snares amazing. everything flows and is super clean. my brother marched for these guys as a tenor player a while back, and they have been a sick drum line since i can remember. good vid. thanks
Perfection. Great tuning, great writing, great performance.
Those bass drummers are good at drumming. This was towards the beginning of the rise of the Bluecoats. Fast forward to today (2021), they have won a championship and continue to be one of the top drumlines in DCI! There was a time when it didn't used to be this way.
If only that could have been in my backyard.
Those basses come in and it’s just pure smooooth
This never gets old.
Smokin! That feature was just about perfect on finals night. Hardly any dirt and you guys really threw down some tough licks that old vets could appreciate. Good work bluecoats! Cant wait to see the 09 program.
0:01-0:15 "No, she wasn't ready!!!"
i am so impressed. this is one of my fav lines, so musical!
My dream is jus play bass and have, music has always been my escape, and i love the bass drum so much
phantom is from illinois. i couldn't describe the location, so i figured saying "southeast" would be close enough.
try out a pair of innovative percussion sticks sometime. even vic firth is the world's number 1 manufacturer according to their packaging, some of their sticks are really inconsistent. personally, i'd rather have a pair of IP sticks for marching, Vater for drumset, and Coopermans for concert band
And what drumline did you play for that placed worldly? These guys are rediculously clean and their music is rediculously hard.
one of the cleanest snare lines ever...so much demand, so much clarity, 8 vets
That snare sound...so good
this was incredible. I now love this drumline.
Whats kinda cool, is I followed them from the parking lots all the way back into the woods where they were practicing. The whole time, they stayed in step, as if it were like...taking a sunday stroll through the park. But All in all. They are ONE OF my favorite drumlines
Damn, looked into this show when i discovered drum corps about 4 years ago. Apparently our school bought their drums too. Wish we could be that clean
holy shit dats one of the best basslines ive seen in awhile..good work
Love the wet snares. Worn low and played with style. The Mcintosh Bluecoats were legit
that would have been the prefect lot, had one of the snares not brought his sticks up early at 1:00 =P
flawless music =DDD
the tuning is so perfect all across the board, snares are crispy and wet sounding, tenors are ringy, basses are boomy jshefjkesruhjertkuhrtkjnrt its amazing :D
That house was only about 250 yards or so from the stadium. They warmed up to the right of the house on Thursday night as well. It was a real nice area for the lines to warmup and everyone was somewhat close. There were many trees around. It led back into an athletics area with soccer fields and a track. It was one of the best warmup areas I have seen for DCI finals. SCV warmed up in the back yard on Thursday. We just walked through the gate Thursday at the back of the house.
nice. there's another vid here of this same take (center brings stix up a little too fast) from the tenors side but this one sounds sweet!- right out front. I finally get the bass lick. Not that hard but to keep smooth timing is tough... what's with the senior citizen reps in the background? Coat Alums?
there's sheet music at the start and everything pretty much gets re-written throughout the season
they start learning the music throughout the winter and early spring at monthly/weekly camps so that by the time they move-in for the summer they have it all learned and can learn the drill
and it's "muscle" memory, as in the part of your body that causes the stick to move
yep. also, just because a lot of corps use vic firth doesn't mean they use the same sticks.
IP sticks are usually used by corps located in the southeast, like phantom regiment, cavaliers, and carolina crown because the sticks are made in tennessee. although, that's just a reason i made up.
vegas were designed by scott johnson who works with the blue devils, but the blue devils signed with pro-mark this year. so i don't know if they still have a contract with vic firth.
These tenors are good but the best tenor breaks of 2008 were the cadets and the cavaliers
My absolute favorite drum feature ever.
damn that was awesome. it was great to see it live during there preformance
You kids threw down some notes in 08. IMPRESSIVE!! What can you say other than just flat out great playing and ears all around. Good season guys.
i dont know what they do but the sound of those basses is just delicious
2008 was such a good year for dci. so many good shows were in 08
such a great show
k seriously....you guys inspire me. keep up the great work!
pretty good sound on those snares. But tenors sounds funny ? Do they play with ambassador clean pinstripe ?
i'm so excited...the audition music comes out on the 6th!! Hopefully they'll be just as good next year if not better
One of dominant "holy crap" lot videos.
beautiful bass sound!!!
@diminishedsixth Its pretty much like a "percussion section solo." it's where just the battery/front ensemble are playing and the winds usually do a visual or something during it
Honestly this is probably one of the cleanest lines dci has scene in a while.
this is simply excellent. Good lord.
yeah dude even back in 1988-89 bluecoats had a brutal bass line. Great overall drumline.
one of the greatest ever
honestly i have to agree with you. probably my favorite corps
dutting is used for being together before you play...it helps with subdivision, but is mainly to help bring everyone together and come in at the same time. So it sounds cleaner...that's why we do it at least
I think this will end of being one of my favorite books EVAR.
This is the hardest snare book I have ever seen.
Basses have evolved so much since then
I can't wait to see what Mike has written for the Cavies. I am a big fan of the bluecoats mainly because of this show. But then again I'm a big fan of all corps.
Good job Love Truck with the bass line
i would LOVE to hear the judges tape for these guys.
this is such a great break. bass feature is great but my hat is off to the snares and tenors. they owned!
where have you been? it's 2008! bluecoats are becoming a percussion powerhouse.
Wish they would warm up in my back yard! Guess I need to move to Indy haha. Clean enough to eat off the floor!
it's called subdividing. it's a pretty essential and basic part of all corps style bands and drumlines.
isn't their percussion arranger mike mcintosh? my drumline used his signature sticks this year. i like em a lot more than paul rennick and brett kuhn sticks.
Bluecoats: King of drum breaks.
@TtAbrams tuning? or the fact that its clean as nutsack? :)
best bassline ive EVER heard
I love this Split!
damn...the snares were so damn clean in this video oh my god
haha your welcome! i've seen some of your bluecoat vids. so i assumed you marched and prolly new a lotta the guys on here. haha. one of my friends marched cavies and i always mess with him about it lol
This is perfect drumline tuning, all around
@HuskyPride2132 And who does he write for now?
amazing bass line
i believe they were added towards the end of the season but not just strictly for finals
AHHH yeah!!!!
were they in front of the back of a house???
wat was that?
I think Banished marched Blue Knights, not coats.
and i also heard he made the Cavies snare line this year........
This might sound kinda different but....bluecoats have dynamics....if you look at cadets..it all forte (Usually) and if the play softer they usually go 2 towards the rim..Thats just my point of view..
@drummerdude1171 if you find any could please tell me where to find some. i cant find ANY! thanks
They have one of the best pits in the activity. Hands down. Coming from somebody that marched in a pit competing with them.
still the best video on youtube.
I hope my neighbors enjoy this snare break as much as I do
Bassess sound amazing!
How do you "learn" these pieces?! It's amazing. Do they read sheet , learn it by heart? (most obvious) or do they learn its as almoast one learns a melody... Or mussel memory? It's crazy :)
Dear God those bass splits! :DDDDDDDDD
omg where are they... that place looks beautiful ;p
i love the visual at the end haha
could this possibly be any more amazing?
I didn't know Flava Flav was in the audience at 2:25
"YEAAAA BOOIIII!!!!"
This line slaps so hard even Rick James won’t touch them.
Other than center snare at 1:00?
Haha, it's just a sticks up, but a tick nonetheless.
i love that little lick at 0:52
you know, it seems that this was a year for speed, none the solos that I've seen so far this year had any real technical stuff, but mostly just fast stuff, if you have chops, you can play it, there are a couple spots here towards the beginning with snares, and in the middle, especially with the flam drags, but that is still alot of just chops.
its also pretty freaking hard to every guy feel the pulse exatly the same when the basses are goin crazy. it helps the line have a pulse.
my favorite drum feature this year...straight up
How about center snare coming up early at 1:00?
1:15
only dirt in this whole video. Bluecoat are by far one of the cleanest, innovative lines these days.
dude that was pretty sexy. did not see that coming from the blue coats
is that justin lewis in the middle?
Yep
Those mylar reso's are hella wet... or the camera makes them sound hella nice..
SOOOOOO CLEAN!!!!!
cant wait to see what mike is gonna do with cavies next Season!!!!
Man I wish I could see the music for this. I did a sounds of summer camp with Mike in 2007 and found out he's a cool guy, probably not so cool in practices but you get the idea.