I normally don't watch BD stuff, i'm indifferent to their technique. I learned different technique growing up. But you gotta admit the snare break at the end was stupendous. The amount of focus required to play singles cleanly that fast while also moving in circles (altering the listening environment) is humongous. You nailed it 110% guys.
The hardest part about this snare break was the spacing actually, Brandon said it himself, the hardest snare break he’s ever played. For 8 people to come in perfectly from a cold stop multiple times in the same break is outrageous
@@BDizDaBest the truth is it differs. I never said i hated BD or disliked them. Do you know what indifferent means? I praised their performance, and they're talented musicians.
Age restricted Content you are the type of person that thinks that top 12 isn’t real drum corps. We don’t need your toxic beliefs in drum corps. Please show respect to all players. Wether they got first or not.
shoutout to brandon defending his line in the comment section lol. a lot of you keyboard warriors couldn't play this book, it's kinda sad that you can sit here and type that this line is dirty.
Ok well no one else who marches is on TH-cam disarming the dissent of fans entitled to a fucking opinion even if it's not sound. So he did the right thing deleting that shit.
@@aarong7090 calm down Aaron- don’t pull out the 9 😂 don’t be so butthurt that everybody publicly hating on a drumline to the masses isn’t really their place. Fuck off and enjoy the show.
how much you wanna bet the people who say this is so called "dirty" are the same people who say marching band is just blowing air through a peice of metal or hitting a drum or spinning a flag while walking they have no idea
I watched the Blue Devils when they came to town on their 2nd stop of their tour and their licks were much much better in this video. Totally improved and that last part of their drum warmup was music from their show.
Crazy comments.. sad to see the DCI space getting toxic :/ That snare break was perfection and Brandon knew immediately lol. Great stuff and interesting book.
David Ash lol if DCI is only just now getting toxic (when people had “fuck blue devils” written on the soles of their shoes in 2015) then you have not been paying attention lmao. hopkins is a scumbag scojo’s a cocky prick and we may never be as excited about shows as we were back in 2013-2014. it is what it is and you just gotta cling to shit you think is dope, like that snare break or the fact that brandon has had such a legendary run in DCI. idk man not trying to be too awful negative but there has been toxicity in DCI and WGI (to a lesser extent) culture for years now /not to mention how little diversity in terms of gender there is in any of the G7 cores/
I think it’s important that the staff at BD knows that we don’t like the sound produced here, but I do agree that any comments bashing the performers directly are pretty disrespectful and unnecessary. Drums that are incredibly hard to tune + incredibly hard Book = a situation that’s extremely difficult for the performers to deal with, and I’d say they handled it very well given the situation, especially considering they’re mostly rookies at BD.
ffs. The amount of trash talking is literally unacceptable. Everyone on this line spent their money, time, and talent on performing their show to the highest extent they can which I would say is pretty damn good considering they weren't very far from SCV in first place. The amount of rhythm modulations and control this book demands is downright fucking insane. I would also like to note that System blue no longer have cutouts on the quads from what rumors I've which correct me if I'm wrong have had problems projecting and just outright don't perform well relative to other products. DCI shouldn't be about tearing lines down ESPECIALLY if you have no marching experience. (Note I'm not a BD dickrider I just enjoy the marching arts scene and it tears my heart apart when people who enjoy the art enough to pursue a higher level are being torn down by those who don't even attempt or know what hard work really is.)
No one has any problem with the kids at any organization it’s when the organizations make decisions that don’t allow the performers to reach their highest level of performance
HydrAquas I mean it’s just drum heads I went to a system blue camp and they gave my drumline their old heads for two tenors and four snares except basses
I have to admit this show was pretty good. I can’t wait to see what the 2019 show looks like. Great year overall and by both Northern California drum and bugle corps nonetheless in the Blue Devils and Santa Clara Vanguard.
@@garetwilliams6011 really amazing how much it helps tbh I was blown away at how consistent it makes things. Seems obvious but it took me a bit to figure it out for myself haha
They are like twice as clean as last year, with more interesting notes. I didn't care for the show so I don't know what the front ensemble dd but this is some great drumming. Kinda shocked SCV scored higher.
Slides and Thrill Rides To be fair, Metamorph is the best show to ever be performed at a DCI competition. It is the closest anyone has ever gotten to the perfect show.
For everyone dissing the BD for being repetitive, sloppy, and having bad drums. This is for you. Let me start off by saying the tenors they use (which have been accused of cut out rims, not being made from wood, and having bad projection) are phenomenal. Last years models did have cut rims but it was only at the sweeping areas, the only part made from carbon fiber is the knuckle ring which is steel on other drums and the reason why the system blue tenors are so much lighter than other tenors hexes. Also, the tenors have deeper shells so they have more depth and tone and better sound and projection overall. Now about them being repetitive. One thing to say, all prominent DCI groups are repetitive you are just too biased to see it. Finally, the sloppiness. They are definitely not sloppy once you consider what they play. They have been recognized for playing some of the most difficult arounds and scrapes/sweeps out there, and no, they don"t run around the field cranking out notes like SCV but the SCV uses quints, not hexes, so not only are they easier to manuever but are easier to do so over long periods of time, plus quints are easier to play because you dont get as many awkward angles when dealing with the single spock as compared to 2 spocks. Go Blue Devils!
While they may have bad uniforms (thanks bluecoats) they still got second. They may not be scv clean, but I can guarantee most of the people writing negative comments haven’t drummed at this caliber and therefore have no reason to call them dirty when they clearly have plenty more they themselves can fix.
I will have to let you know SCV only won because of the crowd participation while they were playing. Blue devils has a unique sound no one else can even understand how to mimic. But ultimately the Blue coats and blue devils have the cleanest beats
I love the jumping at the start super fun visually but also they can do it easily cause the drums weigh next to nothing some really cool tech other then the questionable sound quality
Check there webpage and buy the audition packet!! Check to see if you can do a video or travel to a camp!! Please check out PR and the Scouts...lots closer
Buy their audition packet and send a video of you playing it and some other stuff you wanna throw in it and they judge you off that if it's too far of a drive to the camps
Really good line with a really good book. I just hate those Drums. Moving away from Pearl has cost them at least 1, maybe 2 Sanford awards in my opinion
If you’re gonna critique a drumline, don’t criticize the whole video, but rather look at what they did well. Shit I bet you couldn’t march and do the choreography while still maintaining a roll.
I normally don't watch BD stuff, i'm indifferent to their technique. I learned different technique growing up.
But you gotta admit the snare break at the end was stupendous. The amount of focus required to play singles cleanly that fast while also moving in circles (altering the listening environment) is humongous. You nailed it 110% guys.
The hardest part about this snare break was the spacing actually, Brandon said it himself, the hardest snare break he’s ever played. For 8 people to come in perfectly from a cold stop multiple times in the same break is outrageous
@@BDizDaBest the truth is it differs. I never said i hated BD or disliked them. Do you know what indifferent means? I praised their performance, and they're talented musicians.
The level of maturity you need to nail that snare break....WOW! Amazing!
how can you NOT like these guys? this book was absolutely insane AND they played it clean as hell!
Brandon looks old af holy
I know right
not really lmao
@@williambarajas8528 - Yeah really lmao
They got second in drums by 0.05 with a nearly all rookie line. Sit down haters.
Second is still not first
Age restricted Content shut up it’s bad enough that so many people trash talk them. Get out of here
@@CJsMusicTrumpet second is not first
JohnDonovanDotBiz for real
Age restricted Content you are the type of person that thinks that top 12 isn’t real drum corps. We don’t need your toxic beliefs in drum corps. Please show respect to all players. Wether they got first or not.
shoutout to brandon defending his line in the comment section lol. a lot of you keyboard warriors couldn't play this book, it's kinda sad that you can sit here and type that this line is dirty.
Ok well no one else who marches is on TH-cam disarming the dissent of fans entitled to a fucking opinion even if it's not sound. So he did the right thing deleting that shit.
@@aarong7090 calm down Aaron- don’t pull out the 9 😂 don’t be so butthurt that everybody publicly hating on a drumline to the masses isn’t really their place. Fuck off and enjoy the show.
how much you wanna bet the people who say this is so called "dirty" are the same people who say marching band is just blowing air through a peice of metal or hitting a drum or spinning a flag while walking they have no idea
I guess thats what winning a drum battle does. YEAH RICKYYYY
1PoisonLeone lol I saw him vs some other guy in another TH-cam video
LETS GO RICKYYY!!!!
Ik my eyes wasn’t playing I knew that was Ricky
I watched the Blue Devils when they came to town on their 2nd stop of their tour and their licks were much much better in this video. Totally improved and that last part of their drum warmup was music from their show.
Crazy comments.. sad to see the DCI space getting toxic :/ That snare break was perfection and Brandon knew immediately lol. Great stuff and interesting book.
David Ash lol if DCI is only just now getting toxic (when people had “fuck blue devils” written on the soles of their shoes in 2015) then you have not been paying attention lmao. hopkins is a scumbag scojo’s a cocky prick and we may never be as excited about shows as we were back in 2013-2014. it is what it is and you just gotta cling to shit you think is dope, like that snare break or the fact that brandon has had such a legendary run in DCI.
idk man not trying to be too awful negative but there has been toxicity in DCI and WGI (to a lesser extent) culture for years now
/not to mention how little diversity in terms of gender there is in any of the G7 cores/
Eleanor Hanley preach
Some of these comments are just plain disrespectful, seriously gotta give these guys props for how hard their book was
I think it’s important that the staff at BD knows that we don’t like the sound produced here, but I do agree that any comments bashing the performers directly are pretty disrespectful and unnecessary. Drums that are incredibly hard to tune + incredibly hard Book = a situation that’s extremely difficult for the performers to deal with, and I’d say they handled it very well given the situation, especially considering they’re mostly rookies at BD.
Kobe at least the judges gave us credit
Kobe couldn’t have said it better
@@Harry-cz1tv Lmao hi stranger xD
ffs. The amount of trash talking is literally unacceptable. Everyone on this line spent their money, time, and talent on performing their show to the highest extent they can which I would say is pretty damn good considering they weren't very far from SCV in first place. The amount of rhythm modulations and control this book demands is downright fucking insane. I would also like to note that System blue no longer have cutouts on the quads from what rumors I've which correct me if I'm wrong have had problems projecting and just outright don't perform well relative to other products. DCI shouldn't be about tearing lines down ESPECIALLY if you have no marching experience. (Note I'm not a BD dickrider I just enjoy the marching arts scene and it tears my heart apart when people who enjoy the art enough to pursue a higher level are being torn down by those who don't even attempt or know what hard work really is.)
Jayden Jaeger Preach
No one has any problem with the kids at any organization it’s when the organizations make decisions that don’t allow the performers to reach their highest level of performance
Jayden Jaeger oh they where very far from Santa Clara but they were great
Gotta love the keyboard snare techs. Most guys that can really play don't talk shit. They don't have to.
Yeah... you look closely in newer videos of them, their isn't cut outs no more. It caught my eye on a video the other day
What a day to be in the presence of such talent!! They are pure 🔥 🤌🏻
These guys were on fire finals night.
Bruh Brandon went from Cool College Bro in 2016 to Lumberjack with good hair in 2018
First saw him march in 09 or 10 with a local independent WGI group. Seeing him now makes me a proud Arizonan.
@@Djroshi01 when he was like 10 years old?
2:00 Love the bass part here
Anyone else notice the kid when he was like 12 playing with him
Yas i think everyone
Probably someone who don't watch dci videos every single day. Smh to people tryna be cool
He was the center for 2018 and 2019 but aged out.
He’s been on the line since 2014 i think he only missed 2017 or 16 he missed one year
How can anyone notice, my man has changed so much, he aged out tho 🥺🤧
The devils came to my down and they threw their bass drum heads in the trash so I took 5 and hung them on my wall ;P
2Chris The fuck?
Hate to be that guy but wheres the proof
HydrAquas I mean it’s just drum heads I went to a system blue camp and they gave my drumline their old heads for two tenors and four snares except basses
Ok I’m kinda jealous haha
Nice
They’re f*cking unreal. The chops on all of them.
I have to admit this show was pretty good. I can’t wait to see what the 2019 show looks like. Great year overall and by both Northern California drum and bugle corps nonetheless in the Blue Devils and Santa Clara Vanguard.
Quads 👀ing their center for attacks at 3:16
And they still hit each one just fine 😌
@@garetwilliams6011 hahaha wasn't an @, just thought it was funny since I did the same shit for a cold attack at cadets lol
@@garetwilliams6011 really amazing how much it helps tbh I was blown away at how consistent it makes things. Seems obvious but it took me a bit to figure it out for myself haha
Brandon is growing up
he did like 4 years ago you're a little late
Who else misses miles? Tenor?
He is a God. Miles got the cleanest swipes I’ve ever seen!!
They are like twice as clean as last year, with more interesting notes. I didn't care for the show so I don't know what the front ensemble dd but this is some great drumming. Kinda shocked SCV scored higher.
kinda shocked? have you heard the drums for babylon my guy?
heeey its that Ricky guy from that one video lol. i remember a comment saying that he's on the blue devils never thought id actully see him
Who’s center snare??? Brandon maybe?
Logan Moon Yes he is center snare.
Smh
That snare break is wild
I personally think Metamorph was miles better but this drumming is fantastic still.
Slides and Thrill Rides To be fair, Metamorph is the best show to ever be performed at a DCI competition. It is the closest anyone has ever gotten to the perfect show.
Täuschung honestly Santa Clara Vanguard 2018 was miles ahead of metamorph
@@Tauschung 2014 BD?
Täuschung it was a good show but there are PLENTY of shows that have scored in the 99 range
@@michaelmarchetti8902 there's 3
Scojos books are out of this world
I believe Dave Glyde writes the music, but I'm sure Scojo does put some of his own things in there too
For everyone dissing the BD for being repetitive, sloppy, and having bad drums. This is for you. Let me start off by saying the tenors they use (which have been accused of cut out rims, not being made from wood, and having bad projection) are phenomenal. Last years models did have cut rims but it was only at the sweeping areas, the only part made from carbon fiber is the knuckle ring which is steel on other drums and the reason why the system blue tenors are so much lighter than other tenors hexes. Also, the tenors have deeper shells so they have more depth and tone and better sound and projection overall. Now about them being repetitive. One thing to say, all prominent DCI groups are repetitive you are just too biased to see it. Finally, the sloppiness. They are definitely not sloppy once you consider what they play. They have been recognized for playing some of the most difficult arounds and scrapes/sweeps out there, and no, they don"t run around the field cranking out notes like SCV but the SCV uses quints, not hexes, so not only are they easier to manuever but are easier to do so over long periods of time, plus quints are easier to play because you dont get as many awkward angles when dealing with the single spock as compared to 2 spocks. Go Blue Devils!
So sad that the 2016 -17 tenors is not there
I thought Arjun was at a camp
Say what you want about the devs they got the championships to back themselves up. Like the Lakers or Steelers,or Yankees of DCI
its crazy to look back at how much hate this line was getting at the time
On one end we have ultra long boi and on another ultra small boi
He’s my drum tech lol
is that christian bale on tenors?
Anyone know what happened to their 9th snare drummer?
Amazing chops but what the hell are they wearing. Did the flag line switch uniforms or did they lose a bet?
I learned 1:44 and its really fun to play
2:06 old nigga hitting his juul lmao😂😂
Great vid, clean AF! Rickyyyyyyyy, cmon Ricky give it to em!
incredibe precision, great performance (rehearsal)
Brandon better go on to March DCA with the BD
What happened to the snare that was there at the beginning of the season?
Man what’s with snares getting hurt this year?
what
steroidpigeon an end snare got hurt
steroidpigeon and a Bluecoats snare had a speaker fall on him I believe
Yeah one of the long bois from bloos snare line got booted out in the beginning of the season for injury
The best BD snare line is still 97. Fight me I don’t care!!
My dad was lead trumpet that year and really got up there. Their snare break still my favorite
Wait isn’t that the Ricky guy from the snare battle that went viral a couple years ago?
It is indeed
sounds clean to me !!
Still jealous of the snares 2 years later
General Kenobi Daily I really didnt think your name was real but you've impressed me
I got to see 1:41 the morning of nightbeat and it was beautiful.
0:24 Metamorph 2:Electric Boogaloo
Why are all the bass players small?
Who was the gentleman clicking the sticks?
Rudy Garcia
These drums are tuned higher than scv
I think the guy (from like the video where he was just a kid joining the blue devils) is there.
2:20 MCNUTT SPECIAL
Dang..Brandon still one of the shortest dudes on the line.. but he’s still on my S Tier🙏
Love that BD dont look like a line of bobble head dolls.
Is that Ricky?
Sick.
Rickyyy
How old is Brandon
About 20+ yrs old.
Hes 27
Hunter Whittaker i hope ur joking
It's Ricky and Brandon together
Dayummmm snare dude got a long neck
While they may have bad uniforms (thanks bluecoats) they still got second. They may not be scv clean, but I can guarantee most of the people writing negative comments haven’t drummed at this caliber and therefore have no reason to call them dirty when they clearly have plenty more they themselves can fix.
I don’t need to march dci to judge a clean line from a dirty line. But yes, I don’t have the chops this group possesses
I will have to let you know SCV only won because of the crowd participation while they were playing. Blue devils has a unique sound no one else can even understand how to mimic. But ultimately the Blue coats and blue devils have the cleanest beats
Hunter Whittaker scv had one of the best shows of all time, and have won drums every year since 2016 and won in 2014. what are you talking about?
Geez...I didn't even recognize Brandon!!!!😂😂😂😂
Im here for Ricky from Whittier vs Whittier Catholic.
hi im from indonesian
I love the jumping at the start super fun visually but also they can do it easily cause the drums weigh next to nothing some really cool tech other then the questionable sound quality
How do u try out for the blue devils because I live in Wisconsin
Check there webpage and buy the audition packet!! Check to see if you can do a video or travel to a camp!! Please check out PR and the Scouts...lots closer
Buy their audition packet and send a video of you playing it and some other stuff you wanna throw in it and they judge you off that if it's too far of a drive to the camps
hell yeah
GIVE IT TO EM RIIICKKKYYYYY
Is that Ricky?!?!?
Wow Brandon really grew up over the years lol
Is it just me or are the tenors really quiet?
Trve_Kvlt_784 I am so used to hearing the scv tenors with their rennicks.
Just because the way blue devils approaches their Drumline is radically different from SCV doesn’t mean they are considerably worse than SCV.
nice
3:14
Anyone else went to the system blue camp?
clleeeaaaannnnnnnnnnnnn
Why is there so much recycled stuff from metamorph?
What I want to know, when are they going to pull off the moonwalk while playing eggbeaters
yay rickyyyyyy
3:30 Those people behind them look so unimpressed...
Really good line with a really good book. I just hate those Drums. Moving away from Pearl has cost them at least 1, maybe 2 Sanford awards in my opinion
What happen to there 9th snare?
josh golebie his last show was RCC
Bro what the hell? Brandon's clicking them out and no ones clicking with him lol. That's fucked up.
F***, that's nice!
RICKY
Holy crap it's Brandon
Brandon looks like Jack Black
Rickyyyyy
That dude looks like daddy long neck
i miss old BD
DCI is evolving. I've made my peace with it, I recommend you do as well. It's never going back. 1995-2005 will always be my favorite years.
Heyitsbacon 1982 was my favorite year personally
shut up
If you’re gonna critique a drumline, don’t criticize the whole video, but rather look at what they did well. Shit I bet you couldn’t march and do the choreography while still maintaining a roll.
1:55-2:46👨🏿🍳
Oh my God that skinny guy with blonde hair is lit 🔥 lol
This community is so unsupportive it's disgusting
Ya go Brandon
the quads had alot of dirt in their feature :(
shut up
Wtf is this comment section