I was in Allentown in '08 and saw this show live. Just after Phantom finished their performance, someone in the row behind us answered a cell phone call and when asked what they were doing, this individual said, "We just had an orgasm with Phantom Regiment." More true words have never been spoken, and it's a moment I'll likely never forget.
Hands down the best DCI show I've witnessed live. Finals was insane! The announcement of the scores was my favorite part. I still get chills to this day.
Thank you for sharing this, you are helping to preserve and restore DCI history! Hope to see additional footage from this night and other years and performances as well!
I will put this particular performance up against ANY single show in BLue Devils history. THey are a brilliant organization with stllar quality work, but Ive never yet seen online or in person a reaction like the one at the end of this show.. And the retreat video... absolutely timeless.
Wow...the drill, the pure power of the horns, and just everything....I'm only 24 and I wish DCI was like this more now than what is now...Every now these days just standstill half their show. Like C'mon now
Excellent question. This content has always been in our archives, as we had our own Sony PMW-EX1 Camcorder placed on the Press Box level. Drum Corps Films/Christensen Media was contracted to produce tour documentaries for several corps (Phantom, BD, SCV, and more in 2008). In short, we made their DVDs. Unfortunately, the DVDs were in standard definition, and the lack of space forced us to compress the mpg file heavily. That's why Phantom's Tour DVD and DCI's championship DVDs look like they are in low resolution, but they looked great on TV back in 2008. Today, we use enhancing tools from our original HD footage assisted by some AI algorithms, but we had these tools for quite a while. Computer speeds today help us render overnight compared to two weeks (not kidding). Important note; this is original footage and not AI-generated; that is a different animal altogether.
I was in Allentown in '08 and saw this show live. Just after Phantom finished their performance, someone in the row behind us answered a cell phone call and when asked what they were doing, this individual said, "We just had an orgasm with Phantom Regiment." More true words have never been spoken, and it's a moment I'll likely never forget.
@@davidlawrence2204 dayum. Was it loud?
@@davidlawrence2204 dayum. Was it loud?
@@davidlawrence2204 dayum. Was it loud?
Hands down the best DCI show I've witnessed live. Finals was insane! The announcement of the scores was my favorite part. I still get chills to this day.
Thank you for sharing this, you are helping to preserve and restore DCI history! Hope to see additional footage from this night and other years and performances as well!
That's the plan!
Can’t wait !!
Makes every current day drum corps show look like some disney channel type shih. This is what drum corps is supposed to be
Need more high cams in my life
Phantom knew they cooked on this one
This is one of my favorite shows.
I will put this particular performance up against ANY single show in BLue Devils history. THey are a brilliant organization with stllar quality work, but Ive never yet seen online or in person a reaction like the one at the end of this show.. And the retreat video... absolutely timeless.
We have more of that night.
greatest show ever
13:23 the whole crowd standing up all at once is amazing
The show that inspired this channel.
SUTA! What a great show. Thank you Phantom Regiment!
Thank you SO MUCH for sharing this.
Amazing quality! Thank you for uploading this!
absolute blessing
Honestly, I can watch carolina crown, blue devils, bluecoats all I want but I DO NOT CARE. This is the greatest show to hit DCI in history
This looks like it was recorded in 2024. Also amazing show
I appreciate the effort
I almost forgot this isn’t PyWare. Looks exactly like a drill file.
Wow...the drill, the pure power of the horns, and just everything....I'm only 24 and I wish DCI was like this more now than what is now...Every now these days just standstill half their show. Like C'mon now
Clean 🫧❤
Woah...
RAHH MR B!!!!!!
MR. B !
can u make the beat my heart skipped 4k 😁🙏
MRRRR. BBBBB
Ok is this an AI upscale and also do you have the dvd and/or drone footage?
Excellent question. This content has always been in our archives, as we had our own Sony PMW-EX1 Camcorder placed on the Press Box level. Drum Corps Films/Christensen Media was contracted to produce tour documentaries for several corps (Phantom, BD, SCV, and more in 2008). In short, we made their DVDs. Unfortunately, the DVDs were in standard definition, and the lack of space forced us to compress the mpg file heavily. That's why Phantom's Tour DVD and DCI's championship DVDs look like they are in low resolution, but they looked great on TV back in 2008. Today, we use enhancing tools from our original HD footage assisted by some AI algorithms, but we had these tools for quite a while. Computer speeds today help us render overnight compared to two weeks (not kidding). Important note; this is original footage and not AI-generated; that is a different animal altogether.
MR . B
whatever ai you used butchered the color guard
No AI was used. Just some sharpening filters.