@DECLAN DOUGAN Respectfully disagree. What you call artistic development changed the activity into something less appealing. And no, it would not have died. I get it. Things evolve over time. It's inevitable. However, evolution doesn't always result in something better.
I marched Cadets that year and BD flew east early in the season and we toured together and had some off time in Boston. They were such an incredible drum corps and great people. It was an honor to lose to them every night. I think it was DCI East when there was no full retreat and I got to see them perform their victory arc. This was a great horn line, even by BD standards. We performed Cadillac of the Skies with them at our home show. I used to have a picture of the giant mixed horn arc with one Cadet, one Devil etc.
Richspanky72. Starting the tour on the east coast is one of the things that made this year so special. That was a great couple of weeks and Boston free day just capped it off. Thanks for that memory.
tplunkett3 Not only do I remember this show verbatim, I had the pleasure of being around the guys who were a part of this amazing ensemble. wether they knew it or not my two years @west Covina high were some my few happy memories in life. Thanks for being apart of that sir. I remember really admiring how you treated your younger brother and kinda wishing I had one that marched. You and Ron Friedline were super dope. Most likely don't remember me but Thy Doan was drum major, Tiffany Knight was my next door neighbor. Eric. 95-97. I played keys in the jazz band.
OMG Scott Johnson . with BD SINCE 1994. This is the year that my son was born i spoke to him several times when my son was with BD 2015 and 2016 in pit front line . BD ARE THE best.
God this show was so good. I remember listening to this on repeat during my high school drumline days. Such energetic, fun, beautiful music, and it was really touching on an emotional level.
Drumcorp today is nothing like it was in the early 90's. I remember 94 was the re-birth of the BD dynasty. That was the year Todd Ryan and Scott Johnson joined the teaching staff. BD hornline and drums from 94-97 were simply the best.
Not coincidentally, this is the first year they played AND marched. The uniform change accentuated the horn line and drum line's new found movement vocabulary. I aged out that year and was sitting about 10 rows back from where this camera is. My favorite DCI show ever! I remember this like it was yesterday!
doug avila Yeah, I remember seeing BD in NJ early on and it was like "Oh. Well, BD's back. See you next year." And like the other commenter said, the visual program was WAY ahead of the previous few years. What I really remember was ScoJo's first line being absolutely ferocious. Good times.
I marched Cadets in 94. BD was unbelievable. They came east early in the season. I saw their victory arc in late June and knew it was a race to second for the rest of us. This is still one of my all time favorite shows. I wish they hadn't done it in a year I marched! Haha There was a rules change after the 93 season that weighed the visual scores more heavily. BD opposed it but it forced them to concentrate on visual. Great season for DCI.
I was at that show! What a great night of drum corps! F tuning made my girlfriend cry. It was her first show ever. Nothing like breaking her into drum corps right with an encore from BD!
This was the first DCI show I ever went to, this stadium. Ruined my life forever lol, have been drumming ever since. This was a good regional show in 94 so I saw Phantom, SCV, Bloo, Crossmen etc. Ahhh the good ole days!
Great show!! Also remember seeing this same standstill after they won Preview of Champions in Ypsilanti that year. So awesome to be up close and personal to that sound.
I WAS THERE!!!!!! I was a cook for the Marauders.....the last year they toured and I remember being in the parking lot while the drum line was arming up for this. HOLY F&^%K!!!!!!! I If I had had an H4N at the time.....I don't even know where my camera was.
It was one of the most memorable Summer's of my young adult life. I enjoyed every single day of being on the road and cooking for those starving kids who spent the day out in sometimes 100 degree weather rehearsing ALL DAY LONG. And, as a musician....I was amazed at the level of talent I saw with every single corps. I'd love to do it again. Fantastic you got to march BD!!!!
+christopher gray one of my life goals is to to be a cook for the summer (I seriously mean that too). I need to get my kids out of the house first hahahahaha. I seriously think it's one of the most rewarding positions in a drum Corp line up. I marched Spartans of Washington in 90-91, then Marauders '92. After achieving my dream of marching BD '93 I actually came back to do another summer with Marauders in '94 but decided around April that I would stay at BD. Clearly one of the best decisions I've ever made but I will be eternally grateful for the opportunity that Jim and Randy Barrell gave me. I was the tall black soprano player.
I hope you get the opportunity to be a DC cook! It was so much fun. My favorite was at the very end of a day of rehearsal, those kids were grateful for ANYTHING you had ready for them to scarf down. At performances, often times I had to remain with the cook trailer but, I had brought my bass, a small amp and had wired the trailer with a CD player and a badass speaker system. Often times, if I had to sit with the trailer, I would park myself on the steps and play along with whoever was performing at the time. I got plenty of applause from corps kids that were walking past our trailer. Plus, spending $5,000 in one shot at Costco was a blast. I contacted Jim several years ago about cooking for BD and I don't remember what popped up in my schedule that I had to cancel but like I said....I'd jump at the opportunity to do it again in a heartbeat. I think I still have some tour t-shirts and my Marauders wind breaker. And, being a career cook....those kids weren't just eating mac and cheese and PB and J's....we had some gourmet dinners at rest stops. Complete with 70dB or so of music coming from the trailer.
The Intentionality Coach If your name happens to be Nate, your performance in the Finals that year along with the rest of your BD comrades introduced me to a whole new dimension of sound, and literally was and is a hallmark in my musical journey. I remember watching the DCI finals "94" video cassette religiously and meticulously analyzing the beautiful dissonance and dramatic contrast with the battery. Simply The Best! I also had the pleasure of attending High school at West Covina CA in 95-97. My First and most trusted friend for freshsman (which I was @the time) happened to be, if I'm not mistaken one of the youngest to march BD@ the time. Ron Friedline. He spoke very Highly of you and most of the Band Idolized BD. Our Field show that year was basically a high school trib to My Spanish Heart, thanks to Tom Plunkett, who happened to be our brass instructor(his brother brad I think marched as well) spoke often of Dave Glide And Wayne. really helped our sound and our character, Instilling in us principles gleaned from the literally the best Corp in the world. I really wish there was a way to reinvigorate The American public for complex, natural, challenging yet satisfying music. I liken what the Devils did to a John Williams meets Stravinsky, then they head to Chick's house for dinner. Thank you brother for killing it. Your skills resonate here in the future and the past. Also RIP to the young man who passed in the snare line. motorcycle accident if I'm correct, He was part of something great!!!
I was on a break from a division 3 tour. We road tripped to Ohio to get our first view of the Blue Devils to see what all the hype was that season. I remember the chills this show gave me. They were so loud you could feel your chest vibrate. Not bad quality considering this was 1994, not bad at all.
This show was amazing and the drill that went with it was amazing also!!! For them not to win a championship with this show that just shows you the level of competition DCI had in the early and mid 90's!! If the would have played this show a few years later they would have won another championship hands down!!
I saw them at "Preview of Champions" in Madison, late July. Which brings up a drum corps history question. When did D.C.I. start, Southwest & Southeast Championships ?
Nythlen i guess I don't get how this got a 98.4 at finals and 2014 gets a 99.67578345. I know this 20 years ago but I still think this show is better than 02 cavies. BD used to actually move back in the day. I understand that musically they are still great but put this show against BD 14 or cavies 02 I'd take this show.
Im tired of this new wave dci crap. Nothing but props and gimmicks. Costumes dancing smiling. Fuck that. Now this is drum corps. Now this is the way a goddamn hornline is supposed to sound. Now they call it a brassline.
Love this. Back when hornlines had balls. The g bugles didn't hurt either. 90's...golden age of drum corps!
80s were good too.
@DECLAN DOUGAN Respectfully disagree. What you call artistic development changed the activity into something less appealing. And no, it would not have died. I get it. Things evolve over time. It's inevitable. However, evolution doesn't always result in something better.
@@danhoblify The 90s WERE the golden age of drum corps... when I marched...for me.
@@veot.2869 and me
Remember folks....this is all unplugged. Raw quality drum corps sounds.
I marched Cadets that year and BD flew east early in the season and we toured together and had some off time in Boston. They were such an incredible drum corps and great people. It was an honor to lose to them every night. I think it was DCI East when there was no full retreat and I got to see them perform their victory arc. This was a great horn line, even by BD standards.
We performed Cadillac of the Skies with them at our home show. I used to have a picture of the giant mixed horn arc with one Cadet, one Devil etc.
Richspanky72. Starting the tour on the east coast is one of the things that made this year so special. That was a great couple of weeks and Boston free day just capped it off. Thanks for that memory.
We had a lot of fun hanging out with you guys that tour, that Boston free day was epic!
I marched this show... amazing group of people
tplunkett3 Not only do I remember this show verbatim, I had the pleasure of being around the guys who were a part of this amazing ensemble. wether they knew it or not my two years @west Covina high were some my few happy memories in life. Thanks for being apart of that sir. I remember really admiring how you treated your younger brother and kinda wishing I had one that marched. You and Ron Friedline were super dope. Most likely don't remember me but Thy Doan was drum major, Tiffany Knight was my next door neighbor. Eric. 95-97. I played keys in the jazz band.
You’re a great American
And I marched with YOU - an amazing person!!! Heehee, love ya Tom!
My brother marched this show...🤓
@@jamesplunkett8154 Your brother’s cool.
OMG Scott Johnson . with BD SINCE 1994. This is the year that my son was born i spoke to him several times when my son was with BD 2015 and 2016 in pit front line . BD ARE THE best.
God this show was so good. I remember listening to this on repeat during my high school drumline days. Such energetic, fun, beautiful music, and it was really touching on an emotional level.
The day I fell in love with Drum Corp. Thank you Blue Devils
G Bugles and The Blue Devils= The Most Superior Hornline in the World.
Drumcorp today is nothing like it was in the early 90's. I remember 94 was the re-birth of the BD dynasty. That was the year Todd Ryan and Scott Johnson joined the teaching staff. BD hornline and drums from 94-97 were simply the best.
Not coincidentally, this is the first year they played AND marched. The uniform change accentuated the horn line and drum line's new found movement vocabulary. I aged out that year and was sitting about 10 rows back from where this camera is. My favorite DCI show ever! I remember this like it was yesterday!
doug avila Yeah, I remember seeing BD in NJ early on and it was like "Oh. Well, BD's back. See you next year." And like the other commenter said, the visual program was WAY ahead of the previous few years. What I really remember was ScoJo's first line being absolutely ferocious. Good times.
I marched Cadets in 94. BD was unbelievable. They came east early in the season. I saw their victory arc in late June and knew it was a race to second for the rest of us. This is still one of my all time favorite shows. I wish they hadn't done it in a year I marched! Haha
There was a rules change after the 93 season that weighed the visual scores more heavily. BD opposed it but it forced them to concentrate on visual. Great season for DCI.
Sorry this is good but 93 bd hornline was the best of all time.
Earl Viney yeah that was special horn line. So was 1991.
I love this show, but I love the standstill even more! It’s just this pure concentrated power, energy, and emotion! Thanks for posting!
My favorite BD show ever. Glad the hear "My Spanish Heart" again and especially F tuning. Great stuff!
nice piano double c at 10:28. awesome! and the double forte one later is sick too
This hornline was a beast
I was at that show! What a great night of drum corps! F tuning made my girlfriend cry. It was her first show ever. Nothing like breaking her into drum corps right with an encore from BD!
The guy's reaction at the end says it all... Wow!
This was the first DCI show I ever went to, this stadium. Ruined my life forever lol, have been drumming ever since. This was a good regional show in 94 so I saw Phantom, SCV, Bloo, Crossmen etc. Ahhh the good ole days!
Great show!! Also remember seeing this same standstill after they won Preview of Champions in Ypsilanti that year. So awesome to be up close and personal to that sound.
The blue devils in those days were noted for their hornline not their drumline. We would drive for hours just to hear this hornline.
1997 University of the Pacific in Stockton California 🥁&🎺 corps family.
This was 6+ years before my era, and this was the greatest line of all time
Man this is what real hornlines sound like
Roland!!!!!!
I WAS THERE!!!!!! I was a cook for the Marauders.....the last year they toured and I remember being in the parking lot while the drum line was arming up for this. HOLY F&^%K!!!!!!! I If I had had an H4N at the time.....I don't even know where my camera was.
That's awesome Christopher. I marched marauders in 92 before marching BD 93-97 (minus 96). I loved my Marauders summer
It was one of the most memorable Summer's of my young adult life. I enjoyed every single day of being on the road and cooking for those starving kids who spent the day out in sometimes 100 degree weather rehearsing ALL DAY LONG. And, as a musician....I was amazed at the level of talent I saw with every single corps. I'd love to do it again. Fantastic you got to march BD!!!!
+christopher gray one of my life goals is to to be a cook for the summer (I seriously mean that too). I need to get my kids out of the house first hahahahaha. I seriously think it's one of the most rewarding positions in a drum Corp line up. I marched Spartans of Washington in 90-91, then Marauders '92. After achieving my dream of marching BD '93 I actually came back to do another summer with Marauders in '94 but decided around April that I would stay at BD. Clearly one of the best decisions I've ever made but I will be eternally grateful for the opportunity that Jim and Randy Barrell gave me. I was the tall black soprano player.
I hope you get the opportunity to be a DC cook! It was so much fun. My favorite was at the very end of a day of rehearsal, those kids were grateful for ANYTHING you had ready for them to scarf down. At performances, often times I had to remain with the cook trailer but, I had brought my bass, a small amp and had wired the trailer with a CD player and a badass speaker system. Often times, if I had to sit with the trailer, I would park myself on the steps and play along with whoever was performing at the time. I got plenty of applause from corps kids that were walking past our trailer. Plus, spending $5,000 in one shot at Costco was a blast. I contacted Jim several years ago about cooking for BD and I don't remember what popped up in my schedule that I had to cancel but like I said....I'd jump at the opportunity to do it again in a heartbeat. I think I still have some tour t-shirts and my Marauders wind breaker. And, being a career cook....those kids weren't just eating mac and cheese and PB and J's....we had some gourmet dinners at rest stops. Complete with 70dB or so of music coming from the trailer.
The Intentionality Coach If your name happens to be Nate, your performance in the Finals that year along with the rest of your BD comrades introduced me to a whole new dimension of sound, and literally was and is a hallmark in my musical journey. I remember watching the DCI finals "94" video cassette religiously and meticulously analyzing the beautiful dissonance and dramatic contrast with the battery. Simply The Best! I also had the pleasure of attending High school at West Covina CA in 95-97. My First and most trusted friend for freshsman (which I was @the time) happened to be, if I'm not mistaken one of the youngest to march BD@ the time. Ron Friedline. He spoke very Highly of you and most of the Band Idolized BD. Our Field show that year was basically a high school trib to My Spanish Heart, thanks to Tom Plunkett, who happened to be our brass instructor(his brother brad I think marched as well) spoke often of Dave Glide And Wayne. really helped our sound and our character, Instilling in us principles gleaned from the literally the best Corp in the world. I really wish there was a way to reinvigorate The American public for complex, natural, challenging yet satisfying music. I liken what the Devils did to a John Williams meets Stravinsky, then they head to Chick's house for dinner. Thank you brother for killing it. Your skills resonate here in the future and the past. Also RIP to the young man who passed in the snare line. motorcycle accident if I'm correct, He was part of something great!!!
My college band is performing a version of Night Streets this year
IMHO, this was the Blue Devils' last truly great program. Musically, '94 was superb. What an awesome sound they used to have.
newtojo you said it
94-97 were the most consistent years of any DCI group. ( In my opinion )
Very cool. Thanks!
I was on a break from a division 3 tour. We road tripped to Ohio to get our first view of the Blue Devils to see what all the hype was that season.
I remember the chills this show gave me. They were so loud you could feel your chest vibrate.
Not bad quality considering this was 1994, not bad at all.
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
That quad line was FUCKING RIDICULOUS.
Cowbell
Glyde, Scojo, Murray. What a difference they made.
Its interesting the development of this show and it ended in finals.
What a dream to be there live, raw and your FACE 😂.
This show was amazing and the drill that went with it was amazing also!!! For them not to win a championship with this show that just shows you the level of competition DCI had in the early and mid 90's!! If the would have played this show a few years later they would have won another championship hands down!!
They did win this year, undefeated if my memory serves me correctly.
+chickenparm I stand corrected they did win that year with a score of 98.40
definitely undefeated
maybe you were thinking of 93 or 95?
Was at this show
This was Drum Corps......
I saw them at "Preview of Champions" in Madison, late July. Which brings up a drum corps history question. When did D.C.I. start, Southwest & Southeast Championships ?
This is back from when men were men and weren't scared to play loudly. Last 2 minutes are insane.
0:19
This is what I came for, end of discussion.
now this is real music. not the mind picking bulls hit they play today
Great BD hornlines where have you gone?
I like this version better than the finals version.
@tplunkett3 This is probably my favorite BD show of all time. Tommy got me hooked on Drum Corps. What did you play?
How we're talking.
11:14
Plunkett played Euph, not contra.
12:12 goosebumps
How did this show only get a 98.4 at finals? Makes you wonder what would happen if they brought this show back.
ONLY 98.4
Nythlen i guess I don't get how this got a 98.4 at finals and 2014 gets a 99.67578345. I know this 20 years ago but I still think this show is better than 02 cavies. BD used to actually move back in the day. I understand that musically they are still great but put this show against BD 14 or cavies 02 I'd take this show.
Yeah I feel ya on that.
Ditty.
It's ok...Needs a trombone solo and some amplified fake pianos.
Missing a field full of white chairs and large cubes and mirrors.
Wtf are fake pianos
I can't hear the soloist. They need to mic'd up too
ParadiddleHeaven 😂😂
ParadiddleHeaven 😫😫
My music teacher was a snare drummer this year. He is getting laid off. Smhf
Who's was your music teacher?
Im tired of this new wave dci crap. Nothing but props and gimmicks. Costumes dancing smiling. Fuck that. Now this is drum corps. Now this is the way a goddamn hornline is supposed to sound. Now they call it a brassline.
Was at this show