Thank you for what you've done for the corps. You have no idea how important you are and how appreciative we are of people like you

Drum corps drivers are awesome people. It’s an honor to be one now.

all the respect to the drivers!

@@guitarmansegovia as a marcher, drivers are the fucking best thank you for everything you do I hope you and your group have a wonderful tour

@@astral3434 thank you kindly!

That’s funny, 18 years later and I’m marching Cadets, with Phantom Regiment performing Harmonic Journey this year. Harmonic Journey will always be one of my all time favorites, and Cadets and Phantom will always be my favorite corps. I will say Phantom did this show justice in 2021 as well, especially for how short the season was. As a Cadet I am more than grateful for how our season turned out. I think it’s safe to say the Cadets and Phantom Regiment are back. And to a fellow Cadet, thank you so much for being such an inspiration. FHNSAB

I marched Pioneer during this season and yalls show and this were two of my favorites that year. What a rookie season it was tho. So many great shows.

Cadets had a stellar year that year, too. I often tell newbies to watch cadets and regiment 2003! (And BD and regiment 1980, which was my era - marched Bridgemen 80 and 81.)

Being a performer hearing your own echo off of a stadium or dome during a moment like that is an otherworldly feeling that just can't be put into words.

Yes, the empty spaces in songs are as important as the full spaces.

So many corps now don't write to silence. Silence is an excellent part of a composition; allowing the composer and performers to control the emotion and suspense of the audience.

Alum like you is what this community needs. Way to go man🤙

Thanks

*You Are So Right, Pat. This Is How Drum Corps Should Always Be. Not The Broadway Musicals They Have Now With Singing & Dancing Along With Costumes Instead Of Uniforms!!*

@@rjc3208 God the drum corps community is so toxic sometimes. Look, this is my favorite phantom show, and I will be performing with the ensemble in 2021, but it’s painful to me to see such an ignorant and close-minded take on the art form of drum corps. Understand that the design staff who created this masterwork are fully willing to embrace the new style, and believe it to be more interesting.

@@declandougan7243, Please re-read your reply to me, it makes no sense. First, you say that the 2003 Phantom show is your favorite then you insult me by saying that I'm ignorant and closed-minded when I praised the exact same "AWESOME" show. I think it would be in your best interest if you think first before you reply to someone!!

I agree completely. They are starting to add French horns and trombones and pianos and electronic things. That a Broadway musical. Not deum Corp. I am a phantom fan and pray they will never go towards the new stuff. Best brass sound in all of Drum Corp.

@@chrisbass2947 Thank you very much. It"s nice to see that there are still some of us people left who still believe that orchestra & band instruments have their place, and it"s not in ((Drum Corps))

A video was just posted. Sounds good. But 2003 is just smooth. 2021 seems rushed with excitement. The percussion is too heavy in the writing and over powering the brass. It might be bc it was a standstill with micd up front ensemble being in front of the brass.

@@burdrchitect1680 To be fair at that point they were only moved in for barely 2 weeks, and the quality of the camera/environment they were playing in probably had a decent bit to do with the unbalanced sound as well. They sound pretty damn good considering the circumstances, and that drumline looks really young with a TON of potential. The perc writing is definitely much more involved/heavier than Rennick's book in '03, though I feel that has some to do with the style of drum corps morphing since then. At the end of the day though, reimagining a legendary show like Harmonic Journey will come with it's pros and cons (which are all subjective anyways).

@@burdrchitect1680 its called early season

@@burdrchitect1680 Considering the fact that they're practicing it in a non-competitive, very shortened season, they're doing phenomenally. Literally. Phantom hasn't had the same level of talent auditioning in recent years compared to back in the 2000's because of their drop in placements, yet the kids who made the cut of this years Hornline are catching up at an extremely fast pace that is truly unheard of. Every single person participating in this years rendition of Harmonic Journey is motivated to a point that no other corps member could possibly imagine. Having the opportunity to march something as critically acclaimed and beloved by the community as this show was is like a fever dream for a member of a drum corps, ESPECIALLY after DCI as a whole was stopped in its tracks by Covid-19.

it was a great! I do remember this emerging when I marched (I was there that summer marching!)

It reminds me, in concept, of the circle of drums that Cavaliers did the following year in their 007 show.

Wow, thank you!

How Do These People Press Shift So Often?

That’s where the ugly crying starts

My thoughts exactly. No one replays that show over and over again.

Such a rubbish name for a show as well!

Yeah I didn't think about that, I wonder how much prop effect they will bring in and how much the drill will change.

They’ll definitely fuck it up that’s for sure

@@gabrielfaure9091 I guess it just depends.

Not keeping up with the current DCI trends is exactly what I'm looking forward to.

@@gabrielfaure9091 Dude. I’m in Phantom 2021. It will be modernized, but the staff responsible for those decisions were around back in 2003. Stop acting so smug and superior, it’s all too common amongst drum corps fans.

Most corps (excluding SCV, BD and Crown) are practicing for the first few weeks of July (kind of a late Spring training), then performing in shows leading up to three days in Indy. Nothing is judged, but from what I've heard the design and instructional teams are still going to be able to wring some quality drum corps out of the kids.

Dci did, like 4 years ago.

Lol. I enjoyed the watching the judge on the field. Watching to see who's going to hit him. Also I loved when they had the separate judge audio on DVD . Those DVD made me feel like I was apart of the show by they way they filmed it via multi-cam.

For opener i think 2021 better because there is baritones in the main melody

Infinitely? I don't think so, my friend. They REALLY knocked it out of the park this year when you consider just how little time they had to prepare. It's amazing how close they came to matching this show and they are WAY improved from 2019!

@@aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa16534 Uh, no. Improved ?Yes.They have a ways to go to be as good as they were previously

You must be fun at parties. They had a very short improvised season. And they did phenomenal. Watching their final show gives me chills everytime.

@@kpov2533 Were you even alive in 2003 to see the show live ? I saw both. 2003 is much better.