Legendary Drum Corps Shows: Nominations

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1. Emily Hall says:
   June 7th, 2010 at 22:26
   i think that one of the most legendary shows is one that i never saw in person, but everyone who is more than a casual fab has seen. SCV 1989. that show is just amazing. it has staying power in the activity & its fans and continues to impress the new fans. its a drum corps gem.
2. Alfred Segovia says:
   June 8th, 2010 at 01:56
   My nomination is Phantom Regiment's 2008 "Spartacus" show. I like this show for the sheer storytelling value. The way the entire corps was in character, as if the show was an outright musical on the field. I followed Phantom for the better part of the season, even gave some support to a couple of the age-outs. At the time my mindset is that I'm supporting my favorite corps. I didn't know until 2 weeks after Finals that I sowed into World Champions. When I read on DCI's website that Regiment won it, I was nothing short of speechless, and I will always consider Spartacus the show nearest to my heart. I AM SPARTACUS!!!
3. Landry Kendrick says:
   June 8th, 2010 at 04:36
   SCV 09, it's just art in drum corps form. The way the music flows with the drill is just amazing, and you can't beat that ending.
   Star of Indiana 93. Definitely one of the most controversial and one of the most innovative shows in history, where would we be without it? First show where body movement is really utilized and the use of silence is chilling.
   Blue Devils 94, in the 94 season you get to see a lot of what goes on today start to come out, and it's just an all around solid performance.
4. Alex Larson says:
   June 8th, 2010 at 06:43
   Legendary? I think i would have to go with Star 1993. The show was ahead of its time and really has passed the test of time. People still talk about that show today, and it still stands next to champions of today. I only wish i had even known what drum corps was so i wouldve seen it live. Thankfully we've got Star Alumni this summer.
5. Feliciano Rabaja III says:
   June 9th, 2010 at 06:07
   I would say Star of Indiana 1985 "A Salute to Walt Disney" it was Star of Indiana's first show and one of their best...they started off strong and ended stronger then ever. 1985 shows one of the most popular places to go "Disneyland" and having this as their first show shows that they are the Stars... reading the first posts they are looking at the now shows... but you have to look at the past to see what made them who and what they are now...
6. Jesse Amador says:
   June 9th, 2010 at 15:03
   The one show that continues to be talked about is the 1989 Santa Clara Vanguard - Phantom of the Opera. The show is not about a power horn line, a technical drumline, flowing flag work, or morphing patterns on the field, it comes down to an entire production that leaves you drained in emotion as probably Andrew Lloyd Webber would have wanted or in this case, as Gail Royer wanted drum corps world to experience. In my estimation - the most amazing corps show ever presented.
7. Larry Schmidt says:
   June 11th, 2010 at 15:38
   1) Cadets 1987: Appalachian Spring was stunning.
   2) Santa Clara 1989: Phantom of the Opera.
   3) Phantom regiment: 2008 Spartacus.
   4) Cadets 1983: a game changer.
   5) Santa Clara 1980, they came in 7th but that show changed the approach to visual design. They were ahead of their time.
   6) Star of Indiana 1991 Roman Images. Stunning.
8. Donald Flaherty says:
   June 12th, 2010 at 22:16
   Suncoast Sound1984, the Vietnam show was the drum corps that changed the activity forever.
9. Geoffrey Sandler says:
   June 13th, 2010 at 00:26
   1982 Blue Devils. A solid, intense spectacle of sight and sound, from the legendary brass sound to the kaleidescopic, innovative performance of the colorguard, one of the first true marriages of sight and sound. This show delivers on all levels, wether it be subtlety, intensity, pageantry, precision, or pizazz..it had it all, and was undefeated amongst a field of worthy challengers.
10. Rich Michaud says:
    June 13th, 2010 at 00:34
    When a corp takes the familiar (composition) and I get pulled in to be flattened by something very different I can only remember the best '84 Cadets well maybe it was '83 which ever was "West Side Story" Mellophone Solo opener. All of the sections did that to me that year with the single dowl flag splitting into two and I am still waiting for the drum line to resolve this drum thing that was supposed to have ended by now. Still on the edge " Wait fir It" " Wait Fir It "
11. Ivan Fees says:
    June 13th, 2010 at 08:26
    2006 Cavaliers "Machine" was possibly one of the most cleverly designed shows. The corps, nicknamed the machine presents themselves as a literal machine, every working part tuned up to its highest level of function. From exploration of machine sounds, to mechanical characters interacting with the entire corps as magnetically charged parts, to the subtle humor of machines going wrong - fixed by a smack - the design team left nothing out. The music was great, the show was entertaining all the way through, very fun, and a show that anybody can believe, regardless on how well they know the activity.

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