+Samuel Cai I just heard from a colleague of mine who marched Cadets this year as a mello... this one high school kid was with his all of friends and saw my colleague in his cadets jacket and said, "Hey you marched Cadets? that's cool. I marched Spirit of Atlanta in 2012 and 2013 as the mello soloist." My friend goes, "Oh very nice to meet you... I'm the mello soloist from 2012-2013." He destroyed that kid's hopes and dreams at that point. NEVER LIE. Unless you know you can get away with it. You never know who marched where. That kid got what he deserved lol.
I don't care where this corps finishes or if they even make finals. They will always be smooth. They will always be cool. They will always be a crowd favorite. Thank you Crossmen!
did. highly amped and reverbed malarkey don't cut it. I'm talking actual raw talent. futhermore, my comment was made before that brief Vanguard blip happened. try again, champ.
You know thats really funny, because my name is Chris Lyman. I marched Crossmen 09-12. I was the lead trumpet in 2011 and 2012, played the solos in 2011 and 2012 and I don't remember Zach Collins playing my solo at all in 2012. But Thanks for the rumor, get your facts straight before you post next time. Not mad, just telling the truth to all the fans. Thanks have a nice day.
Hey man, I know it’s late but i just wanted to say you killed it. If your solos are still being played on RUclips by people around the world 8 years later it really shows the legacy you left on DCI as a whole. Props 👏🏻
Just saw this -- That was FUN to arrange, and a joy to hear them kick it into high gear all season long. Here comes 2013! Chuck Naffier, Crossmen Brass Arranger
@@joeysalinas8056 I heard them multiple times that year, and the kid could genuinely project that well. His field placement and the musical arranging help for sure, but yes, he didn't need a mic.
I just want you to know that I watch this video almost everyday and it still gives me chills. I am a fellow trumpet player and I think that this is one of the best marching trumpet solo's I've ever heard. Thank you.
I remember watchin them practice in a parking lot this line up. (Played with them the next year. Still miss that sound! What I wouldn't have given to had horn in my hands that night in 2010 in SuS q cafe......😞)
God. The Crossmen are so under ranked.. I honestly think they deserved much higher than twelfth place, but the fact that they got there from 17th the previous year, is amazing. I can't wait for 2013. Hopefully I'll have 2 friends in there next year. :D
Incredible that a 12th place show really could hype up a crowd. You can't tell from the video too well, but my last year drum major told me how insane the crowd was when he was there.
I marched blue knights in 2012. One of my favorite parts of dci this year for sure. Wish I got to see them live tbh, but with our placement, I never did get to.
If you think about it, he's playing high, and is really close to the mics. I only got to see this show once and can't remember if you could actually hear him very well. I think it's just the recording.
He just owns that solo. Still my favorite opener in DCI history.
Oh god another 12 year old bragging about how he can play this and that
+Samuel Cai I just heard from a colleague of mine who marched Cadets this year as a mello... this one high school kid was with his all of friends and saw my colleague in his cadets jacket and said, "Hey you marched Cadets? that's cool. I marched Spirit of Atlanta in 2012 and 2013 as the mello soloist." My friend goes, "Oh very nice to meet you... I'm the mello soloist from 2012-2013." He destroyed that kid's hopes and dreams at that point. NEVER LIE. Unless you know you can get away with it. You never know who marched where. That kid got what he deserved lol.
Evan Young XD oh my god
+Samuel Cai no joke I can
+Joshua Covarrubias Nobody cares
Never gets old😅 randomly thinking about this solo years later
Same. It just hits so hard it reaches into the future and smacks you again for good measure.
This is a really good alternative to marijuana
Sean H get it CAUSE ITS HIGH
Woah funny haha
Carter Rutherford it was 4 years ago cut
me some slack
@@TheLazerBlazer office pfp, opinion disregarded
Or bofe
Play this at my funeral
I honestly don't think he could of played that better.
@@CarlosHernandez-el4oc bruh 😂😂😂😭😭😭
When he held that E he could’ve tongued the note instead of doing the wuahh sound but oh my Lord he’s cracked
@yankidagoat69 wtf are u on about? The pitch bending sound makes the solo. Tounging it would have been so much lamer
Right at 00:30...he's walking up like a man going to war...awesome. Dat screamer...
Love the Crossmen. That scream was incredible!
I don't care where this corps finishes or if they even make finals. They will always be smooth. They will always be cool. They will always be a crowd favorite. Thank you Crossmen!
Randall Roe so good! I’m trying out this year woop woop fingers crossed!
@@labber7772did you make it?
@@uhhhh1214 nah lmao i got sick during final auditions but its okay, i had a great time at the crossmen camps.
@@labber7772 aw that’s really unfortunate man
Incredible this show got 12th. What an insane year.
Joseph Fry that had just barely edged out Blue Stars in semis
rugbyplayer9100 that opener had to have pushed them over for sure
best. screamer. ever.
you didn't happen to see Madison Alumni Corps in 2006, didja?
did. highly amped and reverbed malarkey don't cut it. I'm talking actual raw talent.
futhermore, my comment was made before that brief Vanguard blip happened.
try again, champ.
@@keemez Madison? Nobody is interested in sissy boy scouts. You obviously didnt see Vanguard!😂🤣
I thought porn wasn't allowed on youtube?
Flag it
Clearly they make exceptions based off quality
Anyone else shed a tear? I certainly did
You know thats really funny, because my name is Chris Lyman. I marched Crossmen 09-12. I was the lead trumpet in 2011 and 2012, played the solos in 2011 and 2012 and I don't remember Zach Collins playing my solo at all in 2012. But Thanks for the rumor, get your facts straight before you post next time. Not mad, just telling the truth to all the fans. Thanks have a nice day.
Hey man, I know it’s late but i just wanted to say you killed it. If your solos are still being played on RUclips by people around the world 8 years later it really shows the legacy you left on DCI as a whole. Props 👏🏻
congrats
amazing performance my dude.
Stellar solo man :)
zach was too busy trying to bang the guard girls back in 2012 lmaoooo
Every corps seems to have a definitive moment that sticks out. To me, in my mind, this is Crossmen at the very core of who they are right here.
Nicely said
Top 10 DCI Opener right here imo.
atlleader27v2 top 5
Dash top
For me only coming second to BD 2011
Him creep still gives me the goos
Tht soloist should be in Crown or BD by now man just damn....tht solo is just beautiful n badass
2012 was the guy's age-out. But he probably could've played lead in any corps he wanted at that point.
I'd love to age out screamin' on earthsong. #1 Badass of that season.
This is enough to give a man a wet dream.
I still remember playing this in the callbacks and hearing him play the high notes was just amazing
I have watched this video 152 times..
Nathan Berry yo same
Ikr
Same here lol
Never gets old
Leave Haseem I'm trying to get moist.
Every single time i listen to this, i get hyped.
Just saw this -- That was FUN to arrange, and a joy to hear them kick it into high gear all season long. Here comes 2013!
Chuck Naffier, Crossmen Brass Arranger
This was the moment that made me want to march crossmen! I'm trying o out for 2015 season
Good Luck!
Same. Good luck, man. Hope to be there with ya in 2016 :)
Tracer Hayden nah. But I instead was given a chance to march Genesis do I ended up getting contacted there.
Did you make it?
+Justin Sheller Did you try out this year, if so did you make it?
Still watching this amazing opener in 2024! It will always have a special place in my heart!
Hmm... He doesn't seem to need a mic to be heard.
+TheCandidWayfarer His trumpet is f***ing powerful?
actually his bell was pointed straight towards the mid mic, which is why it came out so well (not bagging on the guy cuz he surely is fantastic)
bruh but ppl said when u heard him live he was literally just as loud
And there are several videos of the rehearsal runs here on RUclips... He's just as loud. He's amazing
@@joeysalinas8056 I heard them multiple times that year, and the kid could genuinely project that well. His field placement and the musical arranging help for sure, but yes, he didn't need a mic.
I haven't played a trumpet in years. I still come back to this solo reminiscing the good ole days in high school band.
I volunteered on the food truck with Chris Lyman's parents for a week in July. This section STILL gives me chills. Chris is an absolute beast.
OMG that guy killed that solo😍😍
I really think that this show should have been given a higher score. 84.00 just blows my mind. should've at least been 9th or 8th.
I saw this movement once and immediately started dreaming about marching for the Crossmen, it's taken over my life
I just want you to know that I watch this video almost everyday and it still gives me chills. I am a fellow trumpet player and I think that this is one of the best marching trumpet solo's I've ever heard. Thank you.
Always come back to this every few years. One of the best moments in DCI for me, hands down.
I wont lie I am a Blue Devils fan boy and like them the most but honestly with this show I think that the Crossmen should have won it all in 2012.
Ryan Linhart same
Facts
I'm in love with this clip.
That trrjmpet! Brings me to.tears every time
the fact that he got that sound with no microphonenor anything to amplify it astounds me
Crossmen trumpet Solo > Blue Devils snare solo
Damn watching this 8 years later hits different
correct me if im wrong but this is earth song by michael jackson right?
its wonderfully done
Kevin Kim yup
I remember watchin them practice in a parking lot this line up. (Played with them the next year. Still miss that sound! What I wouldn't have given to had horn in my hands that night in 2010 in SuS q cafe......😞)
God. The Crossmen are so under ranked.. I honestly think they deserved much higher than twelfth place, but the fact that they got there from 17th the previous year, is amazing. I can't wait for 2013. Hopefully I'll have 2 friends in there next year. :D
Back when I first saw this I still played trumpet, and it was 100% what first inspired me to do drum corps. Still orgasmic today.
Ryan Sorge dude I see you everywhere
Benjamin Lopez Same lmao
Besides Crown that year, the Crossmen’s show was in my top 3 of 2012. It was INSANE live and that soloist was just awesome
Incredible that a 12th place show really could hype up a crowd. You can't tell from the video too well, but my last year drum major told me how insane the crowd was when he was there.
The 80's called, they want their screamer back.
That solo sends chills down my spine everytime. Trumpets FTW
One of the best openers in DCI history, if not the best.
LD Bell HS in Texas played this song for their ballad in the veteran remembrance show.
And Chris nailed it every time...without fail!
Where is the crowd reaction
Mark Lacheta he's so loud u can't hear them xD
It's a 1:15 clip of the ~12:00 show. The full show can been seen at thefannetwork[dot]org.
Phenomenal! Long overdue best bakery award!
hahahaha Lyman dude you are still a super star ;)
Chris fucking Lyman!!!! Chills every time!!! !
My new brass instructor was in this and I'm just fangirling
Well, this is about the 40th time I've watched this. Still amazed every time!
This is the best solo of 2012, nothing can top it. If you can find one be my guest.
We have the same ballad in our high school show and I have the solo 🫠
Yo we’re doing this for our ballad this year
Always thought this song was one of the best Michael ever wrote. Haunting, spiritual, and truly unique.
You composed some of the music for my high school marching band about 2 years ago! It was great!
that guy's a fucking badass. the way he just strolls up and kills that solo...
This shows the absolutism of what it is
--bdsoloist (Jim Rogers)
This is fucking godly, but it would have been nice to include the ten or so seconds before this
I can listen to this over and over! Nicely done
I marched blue knights in 2012. One of my favorite parts of dci this year for sure. Wish I got to see them live tbh, but with our placement, I never did get to.
Wow Blue Knights 2012 closer is fantastic
@@kotlingoddess thanks! Was my favorite part of our show, super fun.
That's what I have heard, I march elsewhere but would love to see y'all consistently in Finals again.
I REALLY want to hear the whole song! Absolutely beautiful!!!!!
your solo was the most badass thing ive ever seen
You did an amazing job with the arrangement. I enjoyed this show a lot.
our opener this year
mookietookie64 bs link me to show
harambe same field and everything
Were you in it?
harambe yes
This year? *Checks calendar* *Checks video title* *Checks comment time stamp* Uhhh
My Percussion Director (Garrett Tagliabue) was on Bass Line this year, but had to tap out because of an ankle injury.
So unfortunate.
One of my favorite moments in dci
chills every time.
It was unbelievable live!
No mic for that screamer! Love it
My favorite last season.
Best opener of 2012!
That is the best thing I've ever seen!!
This by far is my favorite opener to anything following that is Scheherazade.
the chops hurt like crazy after that i just know it
just want you to know, you look and sound like a gosh dang beast in this clip. *applause and screams*
THIS GETS ME SO HYPED MAN I LOVE THIS
Thanks this is so great
That solo was epic, especially with no mic
Best opening set of 2012.
Love their show!
CAN THIS GUY PLEASE MARRY ME!?!?
The soloist has cajones grandes! Great GREAT openenr!
I am mad that I didn't pay attention to this show more this season!
one of my band directors was with crossmen
This gave me major goosebumps
Know thats a real screamer
good to see good ol' Crossmen.
amazing, this makes me wanna buy the dvd now :O
They deserved Cavalier's top spot. This is coming from a huge Cavaliers fan... this is fantastic
This is my alarm to wake up for work every day
hey, i see my middle school band teacher in the front ensemble
Im calling it, best solo of 2012.
If you think about it, he's playing high, and is really close to the mics. I only got to see this show once and can't remember if you could actually hear him very well. I think it's just the recording.
Best opener !!! SATX!!
@ Daniel Brandt... Yes.. .Lots of Air and a clean release...