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Daniel Valdez's avatar

We're all done here! Thanks for reading along! Goodnight!!!

Shawn L Putnam-Greer's avatar

TSK TSk, ya'll didnt post the Eastern Illinois scores ;) See ya at the next live blog

Ethan Schneider's avatar

It will be interesting to see how 2-4 shakes out tonight!

Shawn L Putnam-Greer's avatar

WHHAA?? Sound ordinance blocking scores? WTAF? hahahaha I mean that stadium is NOT in a residential district FFS>

Shawn L Putnam-Greer's avatar

gotta hand it to BAC, at least they have 3 colors of pajamas #SnarkAlert

Joshua Hines's avatar

Man this guard is just something else. So impressed.

Shawn L Putnam-Greer's avatar

anyone care to hazard a guess about what BAC will do to repurpose those cones after this year? LOL

Daniel Valdez's avatar

The drum break WORKS!

Shawn L Putnam-Greer's avatar

gotta love that evil demonic drum line with black hoods up LOL

David S Duffy's avatar

Holy Rifle line Batman!!!!!! Boston.....

Daniel Valdez's avatar

Boston Crusaders on the field and the fight for the Silver is getting more interesting.

Joshua Hines's avatar

It feels weird that Blue Devils went on third from last but here we are as Boston Crusaders now take the field!

bandScores's avatar

Crazy to think we're already at our final corps of the night! And congrats to DCI for getting through the entire event without any more weather!

Maddie Moore's avatar

spoke too soon, no scores announced in stadium due to impending score and something about sound

Matthew Carstensen's avatar

They managed to pull it off somehow.

Joshua Hines's avatar

No denying that that ending really gets the crowd fired up!

Shawn L Putnam-Greer's avatar

It really is pretty awesome with a great musical buildup.. I just dont need them screaming righthererightnow at me.. AGAIN.

Matthew Carstensen's avatar

This is definitely the show where I agree with you the most regarding bad narration.

Matthew Carstensen's avatar

There's so much what in this show, but not enough why, and that will hold what might be the best performing corps in DCI back in Indy.

Shawn L Putnam-Greer's avatar

GOOD LORT.. The Battalion pulled off a 9.65 point jump from the previous best 60.250! That's just mind blowing!

Shawn L Putnam-Greer's avatar

there's no denying the impact of the giant drape for Crown. BUt much like with the Cat Toy, I'm not sure what it is supposed to mean?

Matthew Carstensen's avatar

This is MY ballad of the year.

Big Ken's avatar

What is Crown's repertoire?

Matthew Carstensen's avatar

With All The Love In My Heart - Jacob Collier * Chandelier - Sia * Chasing The Moment * Benedictus - Karl Jenkins * Own The Moment * Toccata Andromeda - Paul Halley

Matthew Carstensen's avatar

(the two w/o composers are original compositions)

Joshua Hines's avatar

Crown needed to add a button to the app for home users they'd press to start the sequence at the end of the countdown.

Matthew Carstensen's avatar

I just wish crown's app actually worked at home.

Matthew Carstensen's avatar

Will it be Georgia on my Mind, Sweet Georgia Brown, or...?

Shawn L Putnam-Greer's avatar

wow, that was a huge disappointment >.<

Daniel Valdez's avatar

Carolina Crown is taking the field. They are having an interesting season to say the least. A solid performance could get them back up to third.

Daniel Valdez's avatar

They have mastered the "mosaic" type of drill/music thing. I can't describe it. It's amazing.

Big Ken's avatar

If you've won 30 or so/50 I'd say you've figured it out.

bandScores's avatar

Not going to lie, I'm really excited to see the Blue Devils live in Indy. They're always a corps that's a must-see to see live and I've heard this year is no different. Their performance level is just off the charts.

Joshua Hines's avatar

They are still getting too excited in Tank causing timing issues in the brass. But good lord of they can get that clean that's going to be so freaking awesome.

Matthew Carstensen's avatar

I think that's why they took out the voiceover there. Exposes the heck out of them if they're slightly off.

Joshua Hines's avatar

Huge moment in this ballad and love all of the blue flags across the field.

Daniel Valdez's avatar

Moon River is the ballad of the year.

Matthew Carstensen's avatar

This next corps would like a word.

Daniel Valdez's avatar

These soloists are ON tonight.

bandScores's avatar

Breaking news: DCI Central Illinois scores!

1 Guardians 72.550

2 The Battalion 69.850

3 River City Rhythm 67.300

4 Louisiana Stars 66.250

5 Colt Cadets 62.450

Shawn L Putnam-Greer's avatar

OK this announcer apparently really enjoys saying BLOOOO; too bad he cant say Corps or Santa Clara properly >.>

Matthew Carstensen's avatar

To be fair, I also love saying blooooooo so I can't blame him.

Daniel Valdez's avatar

The Blue Devils have taken the field. That's all you need to know.

bandScores's avatar

Man, with those changes by the Bluecoats and them beating Crown last night, the battle for 2-4 may go down to the wire in two weeks.

Matthew Carstensen's avatar

By the end of the year, 3,2,1 let's jam will be a top 3 moment of the season along with Mandies singer and Boston's Lacrimosa.

Ethan Schneider's avatar

That new ending is so much more satisfying than what they had before!

Matthew Carstensen's avatar

The Bluecoats have got to have some of my favorite hornline characteristics. Just a great balance and blend

Joshua Hines's avatar

Bluecoats got jealous of everyone else wearing white so decided they should too.

Matthew Carstensen's avatar

It's extremely impressive that they only missed one full performance with their COVID outbreak, and this show definitely feels a lot stronger than they did a week ago.

Shawn L Putnam-Greer's avatar

man I would give ANYTHING to hear this show w/o that boring-ass voiceover.

Joshua Hines's avatar

The brass book in this, like Blue Stars, is so subtly complex that it can be easy to write it off. But you can't. You really really can't. And they perform the heck out of it!

Daniel Valdez's avatar

Bluecoats are riffing. Pulled ahead of Carolina Crown last night. Is it going to last?

Shawn L Putnam-Greer's avatar

OK now THAT is a hilarious view, watching Bloo in a giant charlie Foxtrot behind that prop. That said, time to mute the blather and just watch.

Joshua Hines's avatar

I really like that new ending. Really feels like it fulfills the show.

Shawn L Putnam-Greer's avatar

HOLY SHIT. THat is the first time Ive seen that finale moment!

bandScores's avatar

Congratulations on finally Finding Nirvana, Vanguard!

Matthew Carstensen's avatar

Now that's a great ending for a show called "Finding Nirvana"

Daniel Valdez's avatar

New ending!!! Awesome!!!

Shawn L Putnam-Greer's avatar

YOu gotta love elaborate dance number from SCV just so they can pull each other's shirts off. #NoIdontGotta

bandScores's avatar

I'll admit, "Finding Nirvana" is far from my favorite SCV show of all time, but it's definitely grown on me recently. That said, the members are performing the heck out of it.

Shawn L Putnam-Greer's avatar

yeah, whatever you do, dont hold this up to "Babylon" o.0 I do love the music this year though.

Matthew Carstensen's avatar

Vanguard definitely feels similar to crown in that the show design doesn't quite show off the members strengths in an effective way to the extent that others do