DCI: Drum Corp international championships

[HershDawg]

Today Was the championships for DCI. It was a long day but the corps performed extremely well. Blue Devils got first. Anybody else go or follow this event?

[Arek the Absolute]

Figures Blue Devil's would get first.

My Sacramento Mandarins just can't cut it when against those guys

[Jarvi]

My band director went to it, wish I coulda gone. I went to the competition at Stanford last weekend and the Cadets got first in that one, even though I thought BD was better, but whatever. I didn't like the Mandarins' show mainly because I've had to conduct to the one song that was part of their show, but other then that I loved all of the shows.

[HershDawg]

I don't really like the type of show the Cadets were doing. But for that type they did a good job. The Cavaliers didn't match up to last years.

[Fratto]

The Scouts were so miserably bad that the Academy beat them in there first year as a D1 corps.

I'm impressed at the way corps like Phantom and Blue Coats are starting to jump back into the game in recent years.

[Less Ashamed Of Self]

Anyone got a youtube link to backup whatever the hell it is you're talking about?

[HershDawg]

Anyone got a youtube link to backup whatever the hell it is you're talking about?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bk-HzmIXouw

its last years Cavaliers show. There is very little up yet for this year. Then again you can watch it all on september 5 on ESPN 2, but they hack out the openers.

[Fratto]

There's some really good older shit out there before the 2007 stuff comes out.

1989 SCV

2000 Cavaliers

1996 Phantom

[Steben]

I haven't kept up with DCI for the past two years.

I typically like the shows that use material that I'm already familiar with (like the 2005? Cavies 007 show). But I usually fall asleep during a lot of the original shows (like the 2004? Cavies show that was about a fire or something).

[Escariot]

The head drumline instructor went to the show... I have the CD from 2006. So congrats on going!

And WOW! at the drill at 3:30! in the Cavaliers performance

[Blake]

Cavs 2006 performance was pretty awesome. Some may say it's not the best, but even if it isn't, those are some extremely epic formations and choreography.

EDIT: ok i just watched the 2002 performance and hoolly shit.