the mellos made up for it

+None yeah have them run up slides with those heavy uniforms, plus imo the unfiforms fit the theme for me very well. they're almost definately returning to them this year tho.

We wouldn't have been able to do what we did without them.

Eston Hensley Those were the reason I wanted to join Bluecoats back in the day.

"lol" -Bluecoats

Pfft why should we wear blue - bluecoats 2018

ryantothemaxey true and their pitch quality is outstanding. This is a good

This is a good way to start your day to. Wake up Listen to this Do watever

Dedication and attitude like that, and you will.

You can do it.

Same!

Same

*Joins Crown*

TILT was written so well even the warmups are world class composition

*tuba

@@keemezthey’re called contras, they can be called tubas too but contra is the more correct term

nope. contras are bugles. these are tubas. T U B A s

wrongola.

Unfortunately not this uniform though

or this year's one

This year they don't even have one

Ok rip I forgot I even commented this lol 😅😂

@@ashleewoods9205 Did you make it tho?

This season is getting more intense with each performance

+Mom2twoboys22 The blue devils have absolutely horrible balance, they are loud, sure, but that's about it. Bluecoats have surpassed them in my opinion years back, at least brass wise. This year, Bluecoats were only behind Devils by .1 in brass

Jordan Shaw Fair enough, here goes: Not sure how I reevaluate the fact that they really did score .1 lower than BD on brass. I mean take it up with the DCI judges on that one if you don't believe me. In my personal opinion, the BD hornline puts way too much of an emphasis on high brass. Almost every sustain chord has a high G punch in it *cough felliniesque cough*. Bluecoats understand the beauty that is interchangeable voicing, especially with bari/ euphs. Look at the last chord they hold in Hymn of Acxiom. Not a single trumpet is on the top part of the chord, mellos and low brass are alone and it sounds absolutely wonderful. There's a reason why one of the big Bluecoats things is "signature sound". Literally no one sounds like them. They work musically as a cohesive ensemble rather than a brass line led, dictated, and pushed by trumpet screaming. I play trumpet, and I understand the nuisances of 'taking it up an octave', I really do. It's just that there's a time and a place for it, and the Bluecoats achieve a much more pleasing balance. I fully agree that BD deserves to be a top 3 corps, no doubt in my mind. It's just that they have aspects that are overlooked by the uneducated crowd of fans. They are loud, energetic, and score high. To many, that means they are the best. There's a reason why us as humans have the right to an opinion. I've voiced mine with a relatively strong claim to stand on, whether or not you agree is your discretion. Thanks

+MainCut Media what you say is totally true and I have to agree with you. But I have to tell you something that was explained to me by a humble B.D. fan. The Blue Devils have a very strong low brass section, and they can be loud if need be. But the Blue Devils like playing jazzy shows, and therefore go for a jazz kind of blend in their sound. Which means a lot more high brass contribution than low brass contribution. Meanwhile corps like the Bluecoats and Carolina Crown, go for the symphonic blend. Which is a more even contribution of sound from all sections of the hornline. Which is why their synth-like beauty of a sound is more pleasant to the ear.

you were right. they really *bloo* the competition away in 2016

*Contras

Dominick Flores No, they're tubas. They look like contrabass bugles, but they're marching tubas.

ApolloCCR They're contrabass tubas. They can be called contras.

TBoneD2000 Nah, they're definitely not contrabass tubas. Contrabass tubas are lower pitched and are much bigger instruments. We still call them contras because that's what was used before the conversion to Bb horns.

They're technically called Contrabass Bugles if you look them up.

Look at them today compared to 4 years ago lmao, slippery slope through and through

It's the name of the chord progression at 0:39.

a pretty good one if you ask me

+DrumCorpsTube thank you!

+who8mahbacon omg😂😂😂😂 but kinda true tbh

what happens at band camp, stays at band camp. XD

so... did that happen?

well in 2015 some of them quite literally did come out of a synth

Tubae

goosebumps every. fucking. time.

ThatWasFriendly

Hi Jonathan

I think its Hymn of Acxiom

Those horn-sounding instruments are mellophones :)

Phil Denzmore, Jr. Ik... I play it. :)

@@deluxedesires3719 well you said it as if you did not know the difference and I was not sure

iiSonica love the enthusiasm just please never call it a french horn line again

At about 1:11, there's a trumpet playing really high at the end of that peice. That's it....

WeaselCraft Totally can't hear it. Unless you"re talking about the person who whistled at 1:15

Omega_Ronan you can hear it right at the end of the chord. The "double G" is a little late on the cut off. Thats the only way could hear it because it blended so well!

Derek Smith I think the late cutoff is intentional. I believe it's called "kissing" the note or something along those lines.

Miles Daviss in Teal Sound i was called the asshole for that lol

+Brick tator I'm pretty sure the drill writers design around that (more straight line paths and what not)

capability and quality will always trump Sousaphones by a long shot

If you watch closely when they start to get farther from the 50 yard line they actually lean in a bit, which I’m sure makes it easier.