I miss the old DCI, rich with sounds and drills for ear n eye candy. And the CGs sufficient with their dances and rifles n flags. Now too much mega size props, made the field crowded and packed..n then with electronic buzz n mic for speaking? The drills become less intense , more static-n-play. Instead of corps they become like a theatre Maybe I am from old generations, my views n opinion maybe biased. I may have to learn that things evolved. Including my beloved DCI.
Can't help but agree. Even the playing style has changed. Battery books nowadays seem filled to the brim with rams and filler, techniques have softened, everyone's playing 'through the drum'. But I look back on groups like Star '93, BD '94-'99, SCV '02-'06, Phantom '96, all these books were so much more flavorful while being hard-hitting. Every stroke was played, and when it got clean it was incredible to experience. No disrespect or hate on the current generation of DCI talent, but I can't help but see the change and feel somewhat indifferent to it.
@@sdssteward i grew up with new age of dci (me being 18) but i appreciate this style way more than the new BD. i like the upbeat vibe and how it gets the crowd roaring. if i could watch a show back then you bet i would.
@@chikentenderz24 To be fair, 2007 and 2017 BD also gets the crowd roaring, but.... ...nevermind, those are the only two exceptions I can think of. In fairness, I haven't watched 2019 BD or 2022 BD, since I don't have the Blu-ray Discs and/or CDs from those years.
@@sdssteward depends on who you ask I guess. Those of us in other corps knew you guys had Scojo writing for you and you were clean and innovating(this 94 season was a game changer).
That stadium is huge, wow. Met a brass player that marched this show, during a carnival cruise once. That would've been 2002-ish. Was like talking to a celebrity 😂. If you're out there, what's up man! Still love this show
I remember this show vividly. I was in high school back in Delaware, some friends and I used to march Westshoremen DCA corps and we'd travel up on weekends for rehearsal. We were all in jazz band/marching band/convcet. I was in the pit orchestra for musicals. Anyway, when we heard BD were doing Chick Corea, of course our ears perked. Then the news came out about the new uniforms we were just all about it. One of us auditioned and made the line and ended up marching 95-97. I really dug Carpe Noctem '95 even though they didn't win that year. The guard outfits were badass and the show had a darkness and meanness that I just loved. Those years from 94-99 were just spectacular, IMO. This show though, the one that started that run....all of us felt like we missed out bc none of us had tried to audition prior. This show elevated the whole game into the new millennium, if you ask me. Amazing show!!
I was there for this show. During their war up, you knew they were going to win. Their execution and power was out of this world not to mention their horns and drums. The color guard was fantastic. At one point the drum line covers 80 yards of the field. Doing the crab walk. I have never seen a more powerful performance since by any corp.
Oh my Jesus....I was going to run away to audition for this band in '94.....My mom caught me and the HS drumline captain outside our front door, though! 🤣 I got beat down!!! Go head, BD! Keep doing your thing! Somebody's dreams will come true! Lafayette HS Marching Band '94 Horn section
What note is that at the end of the ensemble, a high g? It's so amazingly clear and loud. I think I wore that part of my 1994 CD out listening to that section over and over.
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Almost 3 whole decades later, The Woodlands pays homage to this legendary show.
lookin for this one
they sure did
I miss the old DCI, rich with sounds and drills for ear n eye candy. And the CGs sufficient with their dances and rifles n flags.
Now too much mega size props, made the field crowded and packed..n then with electronic buzz n mic for speaking? The drills become less intense , more static-n-play. Instead of corps they become like a theatre
Maybe I am from old generations, my views n opinion maybe biased. I may have to learn that things evolved. Including my beloved DCI.
Can't help but agree. Even the playing style has changed. Battery books nowadays seem filled to the brim with rams and filler, techniques have softened, everyone's playing 'through the drum'. But I look back on groups like Star '93, BD '94-'99, SCV '02-'06, Phantom '96, all these books were so much more flavorful while being hard-hitting. Every stroke was played, and when it got clean it was incredible to experience. No disrespect or hate on the current generation of DCI talent, but I can't help but see the change and feel somewhat indifferent to it.
I don't think anyone would be upset with BD getting top 2 every year if their shows were still like this one
Wrong. People hated us back then too.
@@sdssteward i grew up with new age of dci (me being 18) but i appreciate this style way more than the new BD. i like the upbeat vibe and how it gets the crowd roaring. if i could watch a show back then you bet i would.
@@chikentenderz24 To be fair, 2007 and 2017 BD also gets the crowd roaring, but....
...nevermind, those are the only two exceptions I can think of. In fairness, I haven't watched 2019 BD or 2022 BD, since I don't have the Blu-ray Discs and/or CDs from those years.
@@sdssteward depends on who you ask I guess. Those of us in other corps knew you guys had Scojo writing for you and you were clean and innovating(this 94 season was a game changer).
They are still like this, times change so do corps
Search for and listen to chick coreas entire album called my spanish heart and then come back here
That stadium is huge, wow. Met a brass player that marched this show, during a carnival cruise once. That would've been 2002-ish. Was like talking to a celebrity 😂. If you're out there, what's up man! Still love this show
I remember this show vividly. I was in high school back in Delaware, some friends and I used to march Westshoremen DCA corps and we'd travel up on weekends for rehearsal. We were all in jazz band/marching band/convcet. I was in the pit orchestra for musicals. Anyway, when we heard BD were doing Chick Corea, of course our ears perked. Then the news came out about the new uniforms we were just all about it. One of us auditioned and made the line and ended up marching 95-97. I really dug Carpe Noctem '95 even though they didn't win that year. The guard outfits were badass and the show had a darkness and meanness that I just loved. Those years from 94-99 were just spectacular, IMO. This show though, the one that started that run....all of us felt like we missed out bc none of us had tried to audition prior. This show elevated the whole game into the new millennium, if you ask me. Amazing show!!
Carpe Noctem was amazing. I like it more than all of their other championship shows from the era you mentioned, minus 94.
This is my favorite show of theirs of all time
I agree i was there, the power has not been touched to this day by any corp.
I was there for this show. During their war up, you knew they were going to win. Their execution and power was out of this world not to mention their horns and drums. The color guard was fantastic. At one point the drum line covers 80 yards of the field. Doing the crab walk. I have never seen a more powerful performance since by any corp.
My history teacher was in this
Really love the way those old cameras capture the light reflections from the uniforms and horns
Oh my Jesus....I was going to run away to audition for this band in '94.....My mom caught me and the HS drumline captain outside our front door, though! 🤣 I got beat down!!! Go head, BD! Keep doing your thing! Somebody's dreams will come true!
Lafayette HS Marching Band '94 Horn section
Lafayette, KY
@@MuMuCow8 Yep!
God tier show.
It is frightening how good this horn line is.
I was looking at my percussion director and i now see why we hired him bc he was apart of this amazing show here
I remember seeing this live - the crowd ate it up, the energy coming off the field was off the charts
The "uh, uh" at 06:22 gets me every time. 😂
That note at 7:28 still gives me chills ❤❤❤❤
Blue Devils the Best
5:14 Love how they recreated the plexiglass snare moment in 2022 🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁
Definitely one of my all time favorite shows
Those runs at 1:26 are so satisfying
You're my hero.
What note is that at the end of the ensemble, a high g? It's so amazingly clear and loud. I think I wore that part of my 1994 CD out listening to that section over and over.
It's an A
Double C on g bugle, which transposes to a double A in B flat. Roland’s money note is that A. He has so much power in that range.
Hold the phone. You can't wear out a CD by listening to the same portion over and over again! You can do it for compact cassettes, but CDs?!?
@@MicahtheDrumCorpsPseudoboomer it was a joke. My cd plays fine.
@@mcstrangelove oh, oops.
One of my old drum techs marched snare for this show
4:35 Cleanest roll in DCI history
THIS IS DRUM CORPS!!!!!!
But where are the cellos and microphones and electric guitar?? Is this even drum corps bro???????????
02:04
2:01 RIP Chick Corea
4:48 😮💨😮💨
Look up Williamstown High School Ky 2006 Marching band show. They copied this but did it so much better!
@Pdog1555 Did I read your comment correctly? Did you say a high school did this exact show and did it better than BD?
LOL!!!!
Oh Lord.
@@gunner-qf9ehlmao
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣