Newest top scores as of 2023 World Championships (only if higher than in the video): - Music City: 82.875 - 2023 Prelims - Genesis: 79.813 - 2022 Prelims - Colts: 90.263 - 2023 Finals - Troopers: 89.475 - 2023 Finals - Mandarins: 93.775 - 2023 Finals - Blue Stars: 92.775 - 2022 Finals - Boston Crusaders: 97.325 - 2022 Finals

Boston’s officially broken their highest score record as of 8/3/22 😌 95.2 at Glassboro tonight.

Honestly impressed with the amount of highest scores that were gotten in 2019. Alot of improvement from smaller corps and the larger corps that also topped out in 2019

I was there in 19 and everyone was pulling for the Mandarins to make finals. They had such a great show. I ended up on my flight home with a bunch of them. Great group of kids

Kinda nuts there are literally only 4 99.XX scores in existence

Oh boy yall, we are in for a few changes, huh Colts is now 87.450 (during semis), up from 87.075 Mandarins is now 90.013 (finals), up from 89.437 Blue Stars is 92.775 (finals), up from 92.10 Boston is now 97.325 (finals), up from 94.558 Yeah thats all that I got tho hehe Super excited about all these not as famous corps getting some time in the finals spotlight! Also, Troopers man. Welcome back

When Cadets sang their snare break in 2005 it just fit the theme so well and they really just delivered. Amazing

Was proud to have made history with PC in 2019! 💙💛 Being apart of that guard literally changed my life also great video!

How could you include cadets 2005 and NOT show the vocal drum break?? Best part of the show right there.

Bluecoats deserve the 2019 title imo And 1989 was a killer year for DCI

Damn at 1:32 with Genesis I’ve never heard the bottom drop out on the contras and it come through so clear on a recording!!! One of the best contra sounds I’ve ever heard right there!

so great to think that you will have to update this video because of the successful 2022 season. I’m not sure about all the corps this year, but I do know that Boston, Mandarins, Colts, Music City, and Genesis all posted all-time corps high scores!

What I love about the FE cam of Spirit is it shows just how core to the musicianship of that corps the elements of jazz music were. Those guys were *feeling* that time, and they were on it. Also thanks for the reminder it’s time to rewatch Vanguard 89 again

Really glad that pacific crest is improving. Ive always generally liked them and its nice to see them climb up in the ranks.

Just love your drum corps posts! Thanks!

4:35 I think the Mandarins just rose 10 places in my mind based on nothing more than the choice to cover that f**king horseshoe helmet in the center of the field.

It's not everyday that you see a score with 4 decimals

It surprised me how many great corps who made finals got their highest scores in semi's, including the 1988 champion Scouts.

my gosh Crown brass hits different

2005 cadets still my favorite show

That Houdini show from Blue Stars was phenomenal.

We need a 2022 update bc so many corps broke their records this season

So glad music city was able to break their record this past season. Nothing against 2019, but in some ways it was a regression (especially in the 2nd and 3rd movements).

trittico, such an underrated BK show

dude jersey surf, sounded good in 2009 and only got a 78.55?!, i don't get it

Every time I hear Crown 2013, I get goosebumps. There is just nothing like that sound

Troopers have scored 88.525 as of 8/4/23 at DCI Eastern Classic.

Drat... was hoping to see Bridgeman, but alas... they are no more. Fantastic vid, though. Really enjoyed!

The beginning caught me so off guard. I was like "hey, I know that music......city." lol, my hometown corps. I hope to go visit them if they stay nearby for spring training. I haven't seen a drum corps in person since 2019. I'm missing it bad. Edit: correct me if I'm wrong, but the blue knights have scored up in the 95-96ish range right? I swear 2015 was their highest scoring year.

2023 made like half of these obsolete and honestly it makes me happy seeing how fast these corps improve

I remember that Jersey Surf show. It was fun!

Not sure if you want video ideas or not, but maybe doing the Top scoring shows in places 12th-1st? (Example being I think Regiment 2019 was the highest 12th place score in DCI history)

Excellent video thank you friend

MCDC finna bout to smash that record this year. We wont let ourselves fall like last year.

Coool idea for video compilation

colts, mandarins, blue stars, and of course boston all broke their record score this year 🤩🤩🤩

I just had a freakin aneurism looking at how clean those cavaliers visuals were, Jesus Christ!

man that cadets 05 corps had so much talent!

I wish Southwind was back to open class because our 84.95 in 2000 would've made the cut right before Pacific Crest

@Sforzando Now you need to do a new one after all the historic bests and such at OLS 2022... But dont forget to add in the newest member of the big party, The Battalion from Utah.. Took 7th in theirs first trip to Ooen Finals (being beaten by 3 california powerhouses and 3 much older established corps) and then coming one place from making Semis on their fist try.. I dont care what anyone else says, Calgary doesnt count... due to a bazillion woodwinds LOL And that is coming from a former Flautist in a marching band!

The 02 03 and 04 cavs drill was dumbfounding, 05 cadets was a weird but amazing show and the devils always show out imo

9:47 the only corp to achieve perfect brass. That's the best show of the 2010-2015

The academy corps bride gives me the chills

Troopers Score has been broken at Allentown this season 😛

Well time to change the clips for Music City, Genesis, Colts, Mandarins, and Boston Crusaders! 😅 So much history being made this past weekend!

Troopers highest score is now 89.475 from 2023

The Flo caught me off guard

DCI 2022 record breaking championship

Need a Colts update on this. 90 this season

Troopers deserve at least a 90 for their 2021 performance

I was sad that Santa Clara Vanguard’s wasn’t Babylon.

can you do this for defunct corps

Lol I was at the show in Little Rock where you threw in Flo

Boston this year like “Am i a joke to you?”

Time to update the Blue Stars one after 2022 finals, my dude!

Please do open class

A lot of corps went up this past season

Time to update this video again... COLTS WITH A 90.263! MFRT BABY! So elated I got to write drum corps history for my age-out season!

A lot of corps are breaking their score records in the 2022 dci season

Music City made new records this year! 2022

Blue Knights drill wow

It doesn't compute in my brain that there's ever been a higher score than Crown 2013, but the Judges probably need to be a bit more objective than I am.

This video is due for an update. I'm only 4.5 minutes in and already have found 2 or 3 outdated scores and know of another 1 or 2

Music City just broke a new record: 78.85 at Cincinnati 2022

2:38 Conquest Shots

Colts’ highest score is now 87.45 at 2022 semifinals!

gotta update BAC 🥳

90s BK hits dif

Phantom ‘89 will always be the greatest closer of all time. They got robbed!

Pacific crest 2019❤

Wish DC played more recognized music.

Pretty crazy that the highest ever scoring DCI group of all time (BD 2014) didn't win every caption. (SCV won drums in 2014).

Dude how could you forget to include the Crossmen???

Music city just broke their top score LETS GOO

CRUSADERS JUST GOT A NEW HIGH SCORE WOOOO!!!

Should probably update the Mandarins too! 93.775 at Finals!

Some thoughts on scoring: 1.) There can be no such thing as a "perfect" score. In science, the last digit in any measurement is a guess. If I measure a piece of string in millimeters, I have to guess if the very end of the string extends past the final millimeter mark by half a millimeter, a third of a millimeter, a quarter of a millimeter, etc. So any measurement of the physical world is always, to some small degree, an estimation. And if it's impossible to measure the length of a piece of string, it's infinitely more impossible to measure the exact position of a human being running around a football field, the exact intonation of eighteen trumpet players, the exact rhythmic cleanliness of nine snare drummers, etc. You would have to confirm that every atom in every human body on the field was positioned exactly above a given drill dot. Even if we issue a perfect score as something relative to "the other performers," or whatever, we admit that we're scoring based largely on emotion, and not on objective physical values. 2.) "General Effect" cannot be measured objectively. While it is physically possible to measure an object or a length of time, no instrument or technique exists to measure the profundity -- the emotional impact -- of a work of art. If a child draws disorganized lines and shapes on a table, most people would agree that her "art" lacks the emotional and intellectual force of Rembrandt or Michelangelo. Yet, to the child's mother and father, the child's art is infinitely more meaningful than The Night Watchmen or the Sistine Chapel, because they love their child. Therefore, no small community of judges or music educators can estimate "General Effect," because everyone who experiences a work of art is generally effected by it. Even those with serious physical or mental impairments can, at times, be profoundly effected by art. No individual or group of individuals has a monopoly on how "effective" a work of art is. As a logical necessity, "General Effect" can only be ascertained democratically, by polling all who experience a work of art and compiling their responses as votes. 3.) Using the same method of adjudication to judge both the subjective and objective -- both the measurable and un-measurable -- aspects of a work of art does a disservice to artists. Professionals can measure objective features about a piece of art with a high degree of accuracy, (though never perfectly, as stated above), but counting the artistic opinions of any individual or group of individuals as authoritative forces artists to conform their art to those individuals' personal preferences. In a fairer world, artists would create whatever art they choose, allowing their audiences, professional or un-prosessional, to evaluate the emotional effect of their art. My personal opinion: In a competitive forum, the objective aspects of art should probably be weighted more heavily than the subjective. Otherwise, expertise is stifled. In fact, one can imagine a technically superior artistic work being ranked beneath a technically inferior work, because the inferior work included references to popular events, people, ideas, etc. Kanye West tells a story about "rap battling" a high school classmate, reciting the most complex lyrics that he could create on the spot, and being out-done because his opponent responded with, "My name is Chris, and you smell like piss." In a democratic adjudication system, it may be imperative that "General Effect" always carry less weight than the objective aspects of an artwork. On the other hand, I suppose artistic communities should decide for themselves how to weight the objective against the subjective. Ingenuity will always follow reward, so responsible people should probably decide for themselves which artistic features to prioritize. In any case, even the most capable individuals can't be expected to observe a small fraction of the complexity of a drum corps performance; that's why issuing a perfect score is fallacious. And nobody can decide how effective an artistic performance is; that's why General Effect should be decided democratically. It's up to us all to decide how heavily we reward the technical versus the emotional.

2:38 ...conquest shots?

crusaders got a 97.325 this year dang they really improved

Can we just mention Genesis and their contra trombone?

damn was so ready to see my watchmen 2019 headcam 😔

Damn shame that Star of Indiana no longer competes

colts got their first 90 this year!

dude carolina crown is just built diff

Where is star of Indiana 91? They got a perfect score in finals that year

Was it just me or did that guy on the right flip the bird at 6:49 lmao

Why tf was flo from progressive on academt

Didn't phantom regiment get a score of a perfect 100 at one point?

mandarins hit 91 this year, calling it

didnt the Colts just make a new score record?

Some of the 98s from the 80s would likely barely break 90 today

Music city 78.850 8/8/22

Music City Break their mold 81.763 Genesis Break the mold 78.813

here’s to hoping Cascades make a comeback!

Actually music city’s highest score now is 81.763 coming from tomorrow

If 2021 was a judged season then Troopers would definitely have a score in the 90s imo.

2002 Cavaliers is the best show of all time.

Mandarins are about to break their highest score!

what are these no one name corps?

4:48 I'm sorry what and why