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  • I want this played at my funeral.

    Okay, not really.

    But at least at the after-party.

  • What a badass year for the Crossmen! Am I right?

  • I used to play this over and over again on my VHS tape. In '99 I was in Air Force Basic Training with one of the guys in the snare line. There was also a guy who was a former Cavalier there too!

  • The drum solo that made me want to play corps style snare. Just awesome.

  • I love this show, I really do. But how this beat Scouts in drums that year is beyond me.

  • @doublebassheeltoe Scouts were amazing in 1992. But Crossmen just had a level of hype and energy that was unparalleled. Also, don't judge the cleanliness by this video; it's way distorted. They were clean.

  • WOW!!!!!! Back when drum corps actually believed the activity should be fun! 

  • DrmrGuy1979...I was on the guard staff that year. Suzanne came all the way from the Netherlands to march her age out with us and was with us the entire season. The week of finals, she developed a staph infection in her hand that made it dangerous, and downright impossible, for her to spin. I was personally devastated for her.

    We gave her the choice, but she wanted to march, even though she would have to be in a sling and people might assume what you posted. She didn't miss a single rehearsal th

  • @spreadheaddon bless her heart, I bet that was incredible inspiration and motivation for the corps and staff members. Great year as well, I was in midwestern region (back when there was a DCE, DCM, etc) so we didnt catch you guys until mid July... great show... Crossman 1990 through 1993 were incredible years for the organization and regardless of scores, definitely each of the those years was one of the most memorable shows of the entire season. Thurston... that dude wrote groove baby!

  • Cool solo. I remember watching you guy track when we were staying at the same schools. I think we borrowed your grippy stuff on the snare sticks idea. Worked great for sweaty hands!

  • Learning this asap

  • I know the tenor solo may not be that hard but it sounds like something only the best drummers in the world would be able to play

  • @Direwolf56 Thurston's writing was always tasty and groovy... I dont care what the difficulty level is either, I agree with you, his beats were always cool.

  • Probably the most inspiring drum feature of all time!

    

  • White Aussies Rule!

  • White Aussies Rule!

    

  • Pause at 1:20 haha

  • get it basses

  • So much energy!!!

  • chris johnson!.....rip bubba

  • chris johnson!

  • Oh my fucking god....

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  • RIP: Darrell J. Goslin - DCI age out 1992 from Crossmen. amazing inspiration. i'll never forget his humor in 93 when he came to help out at Bucs and played a really big joke on me. you will always be loved by many. besides an amazing family man and educator, he was the best center snare for the best east coast drumline in history.

  • @JohnDonovanDotBiz Geez I just read this on the Alumni Website. Really terrible, RIP Bubba

  • This Drum Line ROCKED! Reminded me of the BONES of the 70's.......and also come back to PENNSYLVANIA..................­.....

  • I think this is 91 actually

  • @fastone56

    

    Got my years mixed up this is 92

  • Best 5th bass part ever.

  • Drum corps is kinda missing this kind of flare. I've only been following it about 2 years and up until late 90s early 2000s the shows just don't seem as passionate and full of energy. Visually I like today's a lot more, but musically they just don't do it for me as much as these earlier shows do.

  • Sheet music anyone?!!

  • Almost 20 years later and this shit still gets me pumped!! What a great line!!! Hoping THIS Crossmen shows back up sometime soon!!!!

  • @CuriousDrums

    Ever notice how all the new stuff DOESN'T pump you like the 90s shows did? Something is missing from DCI but I don't know what. I know all the kids are stronger players and have better equipment but it's just all boring to me now. This closer was one of my favorites in all of drum corps history.

  • I was in the horn line that year, but I marched in the snare line at WCU with a bunch of these guys.

  • @brianggilbert You in KKY/ Eta Rho, Bri? I'm a WCU Almuni from before this time, 8D I had many Crossmen friends at WCU while I was with Westshore BITD. 8D

  • my drumline instructor was on this line in this video

  • I recently re-discovered these shows. 92,93, and 94 Crossmen are without a doubt my favorite.

  • smoke if ya got 'em!!

  • Probably one of the most under rated lines of all times. -Hard hitting and moments of beauty when needed- Talk about driving the machine !!!!!

  • @Cymbalbob80 There was nothing underrated about them. Everyone in '92 knew how good they were! This was the first open class drumcorps I ever saw. It was early July in Cohocton NY. The show was rained out the night before and the Crossmen stuck around till the night after. We were treated to two consecutive run-throughs with Paul Cain explaining the different parts of the show in between songs. To this day it remains my favorite show. Its definitely why I marched with them.

  • yo the videos of the actual show are off youtube

  • OMG! I remember this performance live. This is the most fantastic piece of drumming, and corp performance in 1:48 ever. I miss the "Philly" Crossmen. You were a fantastic corp. What happened in 1993 after this smash performance is beyond me.

  • so... where can one find a recording of the original song "puma" ?

  • That was awesome!

  • whos was on the snares and tenor lines this year?

  • gotta dump this one in a single speaker the hear the cleanliness.....

  • does anyone have an audio or video of the streat beat "smoothie" we used in '90-92? I marched in those years and was sondering if anyone had a copy

  • @evernewbie30 We play it at Reading Bucaneers. It is slightly different since Chris changes it a tiny bit every season.

  • That is the groove of the 90's in DCI

  • Wow bones. Intense!

  • I see me!

  • one of the best drumlines in DCI history

  • Yea that was one of the most epic drum breaks ever...hands down...

  • beast

  • BEST.....DRUM.....FEATURE.....­EVER!!!!!

    And lets not forget the resolution with the horns at the end of the feature was sick! THAT was also a REALLY good hornline as well. I believe it was visual performance that let them down but the musical book had such a high degree of difficulty that could be forgiven!

  • hey anyone know where to find Crossmen between the years 93-96 ??? ive been looking forever and cant seem to find any of those years, HELP

  • the stereo mix doesn't do justice to how good this line sounded that year. if you get a chance to check the audio copy, dump the sound into one speaker and witness the amazing work of mark and the 92 crossmen

  • Bring the Crossmen home to PA!

  • @jadebrew Get me a winning Powerball ticket and I'll get it done. ;)

  • @YEP321S Thumbs up to that! I would do the same thing. I can't get use to the fact that the corps is in TX now.

  • @jadebrew I hear you... however, I am just glad Bones is still with us. I'd rather have the Crossmen from San Antonio TX than no Crossmen at all!

  • @jadebrew No! They're are so many great Corps in the northern US, this is the only World Class Corps here in Texas and it's only fair.

  • @jadebrew lolz

  • But hey I love 1992 Crossmen!

  • YEAH VALADIE!!

  • dude my thoughts exactly..is this Wayne?

  • YEAH WAYNE GIBSON!!!

  • ... what happened to drum corps?

  • This sound recording is weird, it made the battery licks sound totally dirty when I know they werent on the VHS copy. So those arguing saying it was crappy have not seen the original. For 1992 that battery and pit ensemble threw down some serious notes and cleaner than most top 12 corps could do. Which is why the battery scored above most of them! =)

    Thanks for posting!

  • The phasing issue in the recordings used to drive me crazy!!! You had to turn one speaker off to hear the line actually sound clean. And on top of that, since they were constantly moving between the microphones you had to keep switching which speaker to pan or turn completely off. You had to always say I was there man and it was clean live. I think that they finally figured out that the mic placement was the culprit.

  • Even this years DVD was like that a little in some sections where horns were backfield and the battery was up front. One ear does the trick though haha.

  • I saw my first DCI show in 1991 when I was a high school freshman. In 1992, I went to the Vanderbilt University show and saw this line warming up in the parking lot and then on the field in competition. I'll never forget it--this was my first "favorite line". The dudes were totally into it--throwin' down notes and enjoying every second of it. Thanks for the incredible performances that year, 92 Crossmen!!!

  • Tendura it's hard NOT to "bop" when the parts were funkier than an old batch of collard greens! The real show was in the parking lot...we were playing some funky grooves man,People knew who the BONES were for sure...from devils to cavies to vanguard...they ALL respected the swag homey...

  • Best part :23!!!!! lol

  • I marched Boston that summer and we did a lot of the same shows as Crossmen. This will always be one of my favorite drum corps shows ever. This drum solo will always stand the test of time, what a great moment and the resolution with the brass at the end is just sick. I feel lucky to have gotten to watch this show in person as many times as I did. 92 was a great year, lots of great shows.

  • I can die happy when I get footage of the '93 line.

    That Yellowjackets solo changed my life.

  • Yeah that was the truth... I was on the front sideline at madison with thurston and the gang. We laughed a LOT... Don't sleep on 1990's tenor line... we were DOPE!

  • That 90 tenor feature was off the chain. Matter of fact the whole feature was insane. The Crossmen line from 90-93 was just plain pimpin.

  • Thanks for noticing... i'm the short guy in the middle of the line, my name is Ben Poindexter. We put on clinics everytime we hit the field from late june til the end... the sick part is that we could've played SO much more---every cat in that line had CHOPS.

  • Anytime man. The other thing that I really dug about the Crossmen lines from the early 90s is the fact that you guys were totally into what you were playing. Heads were moving, necks were jerkin'. That's something that I always tried to get out of my lines when I was teaching. Don't just play it. FEEL IT!

  • i have the judges tapes its fuckin crazy

  • YOU HAVE TO POST IT!

  • im gonna send it to your email ok so give me your email and i will send it right away cause its off the hook and i got 91 judges tapes and 93 star of indiana judges tapes and thats some clean ass shit dude trust me

  • Great marching technique in the snareline at :53!

  • Awesome video, please bring on more Thurston lines!!!

    "The Famous Drumline Bow"... Wow, I haven't thought of that in a few years!

    BOOTS!

    Harry - 95 drumline

  • This is arguably one of the coolest drum corps shows to hit the field. Crossmen were cookin' in '92!

  • your right on that i have the judges tape of 1992 crossmen drum solo its crazy

  • Wheres the bow?

  • its at the very end of the peice.

  • Ooo, I see it now, thanks so much, thats so cool... :]

  • @illBUrFriend ya gotta keep your eyes on the Drumline to the very end. The drum solo's not over (for these guys) until the very end of the tune! Even when they 'bring the hornline back in' they are still ramming mad notes! And then the tempo and direction changes!... yeah, legendary year for X! now I'm gonna go watch 1990! another great Crossmen year for drums!

  • You gotta be kidding, brau. You're making that statement off of this ultra-low quality upload when even very good recordings are deceptive?

    I'm sure they got 4th in drums and 2nd in battery at finals by fuzzing the whole feature.

    Just don't post anymore ever.

  • Nope. There is no lesser punishment than a total revocation of 1st amendment rights for disparaging the 1992 Crossmen. I don't make the rules, but rules they are.

  • i just made pressclick the posting king! and this drumline was beast... ;D

    He was just calling you out man.... chill

  • I love tequila, youtube, and drum corps in the early 1990's. DCI def seemed to reach a peak balance then between drill, notes, volume, and thrash before the long slow BOA spiral landing in Hopkins electric instruments crater - coming to a 2009 football field near you.

  • P.S. - I love the shot of the hot chick in a sling after the drum feature.

  • Amen brother!

  • I like how the bass is cranked on this uploading.

  • at 1:21 it looks like a swastika

  • Geesh, I'm SO glad people are spending time trying to find swastikas in drill formations. Brilliant. I saw a swastika in my bowl of oatmeal this morning, just saying..:)..

  • this is when x-men drumming rocked....hard hitting drum set based rudimental playing....if only the 97 change hadn't happened....for those of you that remember...it was hard to accept...it still haunts me...

  • At risk of sounding ignorant, what change are you referring to?

  • boooooooots.

  • Alright guys whoever has it... lets get some warmup stuff ( and book ) from Crossmen 89 -96 ... video or audio.

    I used to have 93,94,95,96 on cassette but it melted in storage years ago

    Go Marky!!!

  • Wow this has to be the best marching show ever When I was a freshmen I marched this show at jamestown we also won 1st place drumline for this show

  • 1991 was the killer show. That 12/8 brazilian onslaught of disjunct goodness. Someone please upload that.

  • I was only able to march one year and I was fortunate enough to be part of this line. Being on the field in Madison for that show and during retreat when we cracked the top six for the first time is definitely one of my life highlights. Go Bones!!! BOOTS!!!

  • My first year in drum corps was 1992. The show was cool. The horns were a little rough. The drumline is what made me a life-long fan of drum corps - I've never heard a sound like the 1992 Crossmen drumline. Holy crap. The greatest ever. Thanks so much for posting this (my PBS video is worn out).

  • This was the best ever, I still remember this I was in highschool and I remember the show like it ws yesterday.

  • is there n e possible way that u can upload the whole 92 crossmen show? if u could that would be greatly appreciated.

  • I've marched Cadets last year and I bow down to Crossmen 1992. One of the greatest shows of all time.

  • Love the Crossmen. "YEA!" organization (with Hopkins), I think killed it.

  • No..If YEA hadn't intervened, this corps would have ceased to exist.

  • It died no matter what. It was just a "feeder corps"

  • THE PIT IS FREAKIN GROOVIN !!!!!!

  • This section is my ringtone.

    Best. Drum. Feature. Ever.

    And don't be so hard on yourself, I thought the 93 show was awesome too. It's kinda hard to follow up perfection(see the 1996 Madison Scouts for more details).

  • ^ Not saying the 96 Scouts sucked, just saying that I thought 95 was better...

  • Without a doubt.

  • one of my fav shows ever. great drill, great drumline and of course great hornline. all i have to say is BCE.

    07 trumpet

  • Groovy as groovy can be, jazzy, breezy, cool, and downright exciting- an example of the Crossmen at their best and one of the reasons I was always fond of them as a young man way back in the late '70's.

    I wish they'd bring back their identity and style as exemplified by this cut. I'm certain I'm not the only fan that seriously misses that hard groove and joy they brought to the contests....

  • my band director was in this show...and now i know why everytime i speak his name someone goes "HE IS THE MOST AMAZING DRUMMER EVER" that rocked

  • Long live the 1992 Crossmen...we made history that year and an apparent lasting impression on many drum corps fans by making the 2006 classic countdown. I would love to go back in time and relive that summer.

    Mike Jamison

    1992-1993

    Euphonium

  • Amen!

    Gary C

    90-92 mello

  • YEAH GARYYY

    GET SOME

    thanks for all the help over the years. especially last indoor..

    -C. martin

  • Hey Gary!

    Vinny Esposito

    91-92 Mello/Soprano

  • Yo! Yes, marching this show was an incredible experience. I've never had (and probably never will) have another opportunity to perform with a drum line of that caliber!

    Vinny Esposito

    Crossmen 91-92 Mello/soprano

  • After years and years of playing, teaching, designing, and performing this still ranks WAY the hell up there in terms of BEST MUSICAL MOMENT of my life.

    It's a shame 93 had to suck so bad :-)

  • you were apart of this Drumline??? If so I bow to you!!!

  • Brian? Looks like a lot of the old crew is in this comments section.

  • @brianggilbert I marched Star. The Closer music (horns+drums) coming out of the drum solo is awesome! What is the name?  Who does the original version?

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  • Amazing. Thanks for putting it up.

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