One of those hits that you feel in your gut like you've been stabbed. In a good way

It killed me too!

what corps did you march?

All corps are loud but Crown is one of the few that can stop the world with their sound.

Its based on the piece "Overture to candide"

**sudden pause** BWWWAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!! edit: E

That opener is everything!!!

Idk, 2014 was a tough competition year, so was 2002

Twinsies

Same. Loudest crowd I ever heard live. Especially when 2nd place was announced.

1995 Madison scouts was a good show

If the preservation of tradition were to be done to its fullest extent, then there would be rope snare drums, no pit, soprano bugles with no valves or crooks, fifes, colorguard uniforms matching the horn uniforms, and Lee Enfelds being used as rifles.

Look closely his top makes it look like his upper body is out of proportion

We knew that moment was going to be "the shot", we rehearsed it so much. I'm the furthest mellophone back (still forward marching) during that set. It was the best moment to perform.

I love this

The best part about the closer, all those drill moves were from different corps closer throughout history. Stepping over the guard was Cavies from the 70's. Also the Gafield z pull from 83 maybe. As well as SCV and others I have yet to identify.

Andreas Grell it’s a reference to Phantom when they did War and Peace.

Finis: The show was all about finding the perfect ending. It's an ode to Cavaliers 1980 closer: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ZruEi5l_x9jJmKc.html

@@CeriusDeluge the one crown turning into another crown was a play on Star's "cross to cross" drill

I don't know. I think their 2017 opener could just top it.

I saw this show in Fauquier cty during the season and I remember - for me at least - this was the first time I realized they were a top 6 drumcorps

That hit told everyone else that their hornlines are now irrelevant. However look up their opener for 2011, 2013, and 2016.

Jose Hill and 2012

@@NotAJollyPotato I just gave a listen to that one since since mentioned, nah still think this one has a bigger impact just because of the intense contrast between the Candide and the big hit explosion 🎊

crown 2016 opener hit is the biggest

That Contra line added so much POWER...what's even better, the closing hit was even more powerful!!! Brought me to tears!!

Deserved second

hey well, 2009 2010,and 2012 are possibly even greater than this show.... from crown of course :) only their own shows outdo previous shows

@@TheSynergy40 Why no 2011??? That opener gives me goosebumps every time

I need a nap I mean they never even beat BD that season So it wouldn’t have won at all

Well. Spartacus was anything but a flawless show. I enjoyed this show musically WAYYYY more.

@@Ryan-dz7mg yea but BD just get shoved into the top 3 ever year regardless of concept

Brady Lenz their drum line literally sounded like rocks tumbling around in a dryer on finals night. I was there. 2008 Finals is by far the single worst performance I have ever seen from any edition of the Blue Devils’ battery, including tapes from the 70s. Their battery cost them the night, and rightfully so, because they were absolute garbage that night.

@@leaguemaskthaamumugod7552 I marched spirit in 08. We got 15th so I was sitting in the stands on finals night. BD could have won. They had a bad finals run. Agreeing with the sentiments above about the drumline and the hornline had a dirty run. At least thats what I hard with my own two ears from the sideline. A lot of trumpet inconsistencies. Other than that I love all DCI and think it is the coolest thing on the planet. GE wise BD's show was the one that was underwhelming compared to Regiment's design and execution . IMO

Cornelia Riasdita it’s the ending of a bunch of classical hits...hence the show’s name Finis as everything is finished.

Lmaoooo I’ve watched this at least a hundred times and never noticed that

Their percussion didn’t start getting good till 2017. In 2019 they added a 6th bass drum to their battery and it added a lot more clarity to the drumline to help support that massive hornline.

Jose Hill crown 2009’s battery was top notch, and 2016 is when they got super good again. Nobody remembers it, but crown’s drumline was beefy and super clean in 2016

Carter Duggins in 2016 they finished in 5th but yeah they were beefy. You are correct about 2009 though. Can’t believe I missed that one.

Man like 2005-2010 is great too.

Yeah, it changed around the time of '11/'12 because of visual staff change.

From there through the next thirty seconds...

I'm the woodwind instructor for my old high school marching band (I'm 23 years old), and anecdotal evidence from my students suggests that current generation shows inspire them to "play and March in a higher level." Interestingly, when I showed them my DVD copy of 2001 Cavaliers and 2001 Blue Devils, one of them said, "It's amazing to see how much DCI has grown over the years, with the props, uniforms, drill, and synthesizers. Not to say that these old shows aren't technically impressive, but still." Mind you, 2001 isn't 2008. Uniforms somewhat evolved between those years, amplification became a thing, G-bugles became an anti-thing, horn books became more and more demanding, and the performance quality of the 7th-12th place corps improved back to 1988/1991 levels. I guess some people could gush at a 2003 show but cry fowl about a 2008 show. When drum corps was first broadcasted on television in 1974, the high school marching band world was mesmerized. Looking at shows from that era now, it is easy for many to write them off as a curiosity (although the poor audio engineering may have had a negative impact on younger peoples' opinions on them). If you take a closer look, however, there is a lot going on. Rifles were heavier and thus harder to accurately manipulate. You didn't have people jazz-running everywhere, but there was a lot of high-stepping, taking a similar toll on their lungs and legs. Horns from that era were in the key of G and had only a piston valve and a rotary valve. Therefore, the quality of sound from those hornlines is a miracle! Music from that era was also generally more catchy and accessible. In 1976, the Bridgemen rebranded themselves, utilizing a bunch of silly Broadway shenanigans and gloriously garishly 70s banana uniforms. They were highly controversial for those reasons, with older fans crying fowl that drum corps was dead thanks to the Bridgemen. Boy, wouldn't they be in for a shock if they saw 2022 shows!

​@@MicahtheDrumCorpsPseudoboomerthey would probably have went to the DCI headquarters and burnt the place down with no remorse and made a new company called "MCA" "Military Corps of America" and would make drum corps turn back time to ONLY play classical marches in their corps shows 😂

As far as I know it’s a rather heavily rearranged arrangement of the end of toccata and fuge in d minor by Bach. It’s the ending chord progression i believe.

Lee Beddis and Andrew Markworth

Overture to Candide-Leonard Bernstein Toccata and Fugue in D Minor- J.S Bach Overture to Barber of Seville-Gioachino Rossini Ode to Joy- Ludwig van Beethoven Claire de Lune-Claude Debussy One Hand One Heart and Somewhere from West Side Story-Bernstein Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2-Franz Liszt Festive Overture-Dmitri Shostakovich 1812 Overture- Peter Tchaikovsky Appalachian Spring- Aaron Copland Hallelujah from Messiah- George Händel

TheAngryBavarian thanks a lot!

The hero that predicted the greatest future ever known to DCI in the south lol

Lmao I always thought he was saying "Go Fantasia" or something like that