HOLY COW¡ A VERSION OF"WAKE THE DEAD". AWESOME!! who remembers coming to Orange City Iowa late 80s? With this group? Played at northwestern college of Orange City Iowa
I was at Houston event to see my Niece in the Blue Stars who have been improving all season and what I can tell you is this recording does no justice to what they did on the field! The hits on the field were stunning. The intonation was impeccable… They dropped the hammer on the Field… I thought they should have placed one place higher but was really good to hear them live for the first time. The full sound Tubas to Trumpets revealing everything and being done so nice….
bit late but i have a friend who sat in the circle for a bit and he said he couldn't hear anyone for the rest of the night, even those who yelled right at him
at most corps, the directors don't typically stay for the whole tour, it's actually rare to find directors stay for most or the whole time. They all have responsibilities outside of the drum corps world and take breaks, some longer than others. Harloff being the head director of Avon HS, i'm sure he has his hands very full during the summer, that's why we have assistant caption heads for every caption to trade off the responsibilities when the other needs time off. But yeah I do agree i've seen him take more time off this tour than usual.
Its usual for harloff to not be there every contest. Except for the finals week, then he'll be there the whole week. Thats the week where all the extra's come in, in their book.
Bad recording position, on the field they sounded better than all, very even sound front top to bottom and intonation was stunningly brilliant when left exposed I was really impressed.. I think due to sound issues they should have beaten the Blue Devils at that show, they were MUCH cleaner and reminded me VERY much of the Viral Dropping the Hammer in Houston. The biggest difference was they were moving and sometimes FAST while achieving it… Do not judge by this video… should have been IN THE CIRCLE!!! Hat tip from an old Trumpet Player I was DUELY IMPRESSED!!! With the on field playing!!!
@ewetho I actually have been inside the circle with them this year and got to see them perform up close and they definitely were not as solid as years before.
I was at the performance in the stands… when it counted they dropped the hammer in stadium…. They sounded fantastic when it counted… was there to see my niece in the Blue Stars who have been getting better and better all season.
I think that the scores are all pretty fair. The one corps that I wasn't understanding the hype about was Bluecoats, but I got to see their rehearsal before the Southerwestern Championships and they were INCREDIBLE!! *muah*👌🏼
HOLY COW¡ A VERSION OF"WAKE THE DEAD". AWESOME!! who remembers coming to Orange City Iowa late 80s? With this group? Played at northwestern college of Orange City Iowa
I was at Houston event to see my Niece in the Blue Stars who have been improving all season and what I can tell you is this recording does no justice to what they did on the field! The hits on the field were stunning. The intonation was impeccable… They dropped the hammer on the Field… I thought they should have placed one place higher but was really good to hear them live for the first time. The full sound Tubas to Trumpets revealing everything and being done so nice….
bit late but i have a friend who sat in the circle for a bit and he said he couldn't hear anyone for the rest of the night, even those who yelled right at him
I thought he retired from DCI. I haven't seen him until now this year. Someone else has been doing the hammer drop.
I thought the same for a while, but I saw him in a video a while back doing the tuning sequence. Maybe he was on a break or something. 🤷🏼♂️
at most corps, the directors don't typically stay for the whole tour, it's actually rare to find directors stay for most or the whole time. They all have responsibilities outside of the drum corps world and take breaks, some longer than others. Harloff being the head director of Avon HS, i'm sure he has his hands very full during the summer, that's why we have assistant caption heads for every caption to trade off the responsibilities when the other needs time off.
But yeah I do agree i've seen him take more time off this tour than usual.
Its usual for harloff to not be there every contest. Except for the finals week, then he'll be there the whole week. Thats the week where all the extra's come in, in their book.
He's been there the entire time but idk what he's been doing because they would have their drum major do the hits
@@ItsSirfancy he works with some other smaller corps and orgs i think
Wow they still need a lot of work this year
There's more to come! They still have to add the Crown set. 👑
They just aren't as solid as they have been
@@MrMniedziejko I agree
Bad recording position, on the field they sounded better than all, very even sound front top to bottom and intonation was stunningly brilliant when left exposed I was really impressed.. I think due to sound issues they should have beaten the Blue Devils at that show, they were MUCH cleaner and reminded me VERY much of the Viral Dropping the Hammer in Houston. The biggest difference was they were moving and sometimes FAST while achieving it…
Do not judge by this video… should have been IN THE CIRCLE!!! Hat tip from an old Trumpet Player I was DUELY IMPRESSED!!! With the on field playing!!!
@ewetho I actually have been inside the circle with them this year and got to see them perform up close and they definitely were not as solid as years before.
Are their chops blown? The initial hit wasn’t together at all and the lead trumpet was all over the place.
heat and humidity play into this. Plus the position of the video.
It's also got to do with the mic being so close its picking up individual players
I was at the performance in the stands… when it counted they dropped the hammer in stadium…. They sounded fantastic when it counted… was there to see my niece in the Blue Stars who have been getting better and better all season.
What do you think of the DCI Southwestern Championship scores?
I think that the scores are all pretty fair. The one corps that I wasn't understanding the hype about was Bluecoats, but I got to see their rehearsal before the Southerwestern Championships and they were INCREDIBLE!! *muah*👌🏼
Well they definitely messed up that entrance lol
what is the point of all of the them stepping forward then stepping backward?
It's a way of practicing step-offs for marching. They do it to help sync their feet to the tempo of the music.
@@ItsSirfancygotcha. thanks.
Hmm....