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I basically had a spot on Phantom Regiment when I graduated high school, but my parents wouldn't foot the bill to be in the band.

They were co-champions that year, and shit like this just makes me feel bad. :( 

wow at first i figured this was dumb then the THX effect came 

Whoopee.

Also 1:44 guy creams his pants. 

that was amazing.. i wish i could hear them IRL..

They don't stop by Chicago do they? 

Awesome. Just awesome. 

I haven't seen that many people in uniform blow that hard since the last time the Cubs made it into the playoffs. 

/golfclap 

That is fucking way cool. At first I was all, "Wow, I wouldn't put this on my iPod but it sure does take some good damn coordination." And then I was all "WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH." 

Couldn't handle it. 

Fuck BD! Crossmen are taking the championship in 2010. 

If you watch at the very end, they put down their instruments from left to right. Nothing to do with the sound, everything to do with how coordinated they must be. 

It does stop being boring sometime, doesn't it? Oh there we go it's starting to...and it's over. Wow. A minute of boring ass scales, then five seconds of good. 

Can somebody explain this to me as if I wasn't in a marching band? 

these guys are the best at blowing! 

EvilPescado said:

Can somebody explain this to me as if I wasn't in a marching band?

No. 

This makes me horny 

Eh 

Vanguard > all these chumps 

Had no clue what I just watched but it sounded good anyway 

I got chills.

/former HS band nurd 

Its good to see them off of dynasty and onto a real horn. check out drum corps vids on youtube to see kids under 22 years old playing the shit out of their instruments while RUNNING. Example:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxN5mvkAC3g 

a lizard pops out at the end 

I find this much more entertaining and difficult to do.

[urlhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAcVesvJmqE[/url] 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAcVesvJmqE

With a correct link even! 

I think those scales are actually arpeggio's. They are used to build range
and endurance for the horn players. They're also known as lip-slurs. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arpeggio

Here are some links where they throw the whole kitchen sink at ya.

http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=1488826699075

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6arExeP7fP4 - ridiculously
clean.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQWgr_qrJdo Part I

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_vVcPllnNw Part II 

looking forward to getting home with good speakers to watch all these links.

//HS band nerd 

Reminds me of sitting in the first row at Blast! 

Ahh, I love drum corps.

I marched in 2007 and got to see Phantoms show a few times over the summer, and this part was incredible:

blacktacular said:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxN5mvkAC3g

They were already playing loud as shit at the end of the show, and then they start running and somehow get louder.

dsaeger said:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6arExeP7fP4 - ridiculously
clean.

I marched with the tenor players who split center at BD this year (and last year). Actually one of them still owes me 30 bucks so I tell myself I helped fund his gold medal from 2009 

ohhh that sound brings back memories.
1998 Carolina Crown ...living on a bus not awesome, but touring the country amazing! 

HHHHRRRRRRRNYNNYYYYNYYYYYTTTTTTT ! 

EvilPescado said:

Can somebody explain this to me as if I wasn't in a marching band?

It takes a lot of practice and coordination to do that. Very impressive.
Still didn't sound very good to me. In fact, seems kind of pointless for the amount of effort they must have put into it.
But I can appreciate how much coordination it took. 

Never thought I'd see anything about DCI on Fazed.

This is awesome. Thanks! 

my high school always did old DCI shows. i loved it, but never had the money to try and do corps over the summer. carolina crown wasn't too far from where i lived, but i wish i would've tried before i got past the age limit. 

Needs more cowbell! 

Careann - 98 Crown, also? What are the odds? Marched 4th bassdrum under Rennick that summer. Weren't you in the front ensemble? Small world.

I couldn't find the vids on Youtube, but around 99 they used to do the Duel of the Fates in the lot. That was the shit. 

I couldn't find the vids on Youtube, but around 99 they used to do the Duel of the Fates in the lot. That was the shit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hSluYLXPjg

People keep posting videos from the Walnut, Rose Bowl, and RCC shows from this year-- I was at all three. Youtube videos do drum corps no justice. You can feel BD play the Space chord progression from across the parking lot. 

a lizard pops out at the end

My lizard popped out. Does that count? 

Shanknuts said:

Careann - 98 Crown, also? What are the odds? Marched 4th bassdrum under Rennick that summer. Weren't you in the front ensemble? Small world.

I couldn't find the vids on Youtube, but around 99 they used to do the Duel of the Fates in the lot. That was the shit.

ahahah yes small small world it is indeed!!

I found a few vids Youtube but you really have to look around for the 98 season. 

According to the movie Drumline, white people shouldn't be able to do any of this. 

The black kid from that awful "drum off" with that white douche from "Drumline" is the drummer for B.O.B. 

GRAFiZ said:

I haven't seen that many people in uniform blow that hard since the last time the Cubs made it into the playoffs.

Didn't go any farther in thread. 

And this video has been making the rounds too...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiF6-NNSQck 

I played baritone in the Velvet Knights - 1981. I've referred to this type of sound and it's effect as an aural orgasm for years. 

Needs more vuvuzelas