Madison Scouts - Never Walk Alone - Indianapolis, DCI Championships, 2009

[xVerdictsx]

tears

[MrDavedrum1]

very,very,very nice

[musicadejazz]

My band director died a couple weeks ago, his name was Bruce Dinkins. We would play this song every game, it is what pumped us up and made us want it even more... this was his song, and brings a tear to my eye listening to it, it is truly beautiful, and inspiring. thank you.... now i can be reminded of him...

[KevinBogdanMusic]

its to bad we didnt get to see them here in Orlando.. They canceled due to problems with their buses or something.

[mks5958]

Sorry ....... I'm just trying to figure out what they're wearing.

It's so - unScout-like. It's throwing me.

[4thsnare]

damn best hornline ever i play contra aka tuba its pretty gud tone

[ikshields]

Still living with a vivid memory of the '83 Scouts, playing this for Retreat at the Bloomington IN contest -- the only corps to use a flowing ballad as they exited.

In spite of being on the move in regular step, they managed to deliver a fully-realized, richly expressive and powerful version that came across almost like a movement from a symphony. It was absolutely transporting and magical.

By comparison, even this video's very nice play-through sounds oddly metronomic and careful.

[noahscoasters]

@BluePhantomCavalier I believe that DCI is adding that category this year

[phantommp5]

This Blue Devils fan says beautiful!!! PLEASE everyone complain to DCI that we don't want to become Bands of America! We are Drum & BUGLE Corps! We like the difference! Let's not lose classics like this!!!

[mashdoctor]

Their show in 2009 wasn't the greatest, but the Madison Scouts will always be one of the greatest around.

[bobshowers]

Who in the hell disliked this video????????????

[MichaelJW72]

@bobshowers A Cavaliers fan?

[bobshowers]

@MichaelJW72 im a cavaliers fan. and i still appreciate this video for being pretty damn amazing

[BluePhantomCavalier]

There should be a section in judging for Audience Appeal...

[bhgblackmamba1]

the chord right before the start of the solo...oh my... :)

[alildrumhappy]

Ive got goosebumps all over!

[viperx4wert]

I admire all drum corps! :D Love them all, not one has dissapointed me.

[Kiba450]

First time I've heard this. Beautiful, Scouts. I loved your 2010 show and I'm really going to miss the activity this year.

~ 2010 SCV ageout

[swerdnatap170]

Love those uniforms!

[coolfoolroolz]

You know what speaks more about the quality of the scouts, and the beauty of that song? Not the cheering, not all the comments talking about their quality, but the full five seconds of silence after the song is finished before anyone can even think to clap. THAT is how you know they're good.

[Skaterdon77]

man, I want a video of the 2010 hornline playing this. No offense to the 2009 hornline, but, yeah

[RumRoad]

this is my bands song, that was written for a director who died, and although they sound quite good i would like to know why they r playing it

[procircuit844]

@RumRoad The song is called "You'll Never Walk Alone," from the 1945 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Carousel. We play it a little slower than the original musical version.

[HuizengaAndKrohnBOSS]

Did they get new uniforms?

[tucker422]

@HuizengaAndKrohnBOSS this season, 2010, they got new uniforms. i personally dont like them, but i heard the corps director wanted to take their look back to what it used to be.

[SilverFlair]

the emotion they play with brings chills. i always wished i could have marched there.

[robespierrebeauregar]

really glad to see them in Indianapolis this summer. Theirs was easily one of the best shows of 2010.

[mgbabyak]

One word -- Wow!

[procircuit844]

The nod from Tyler to Nick says it all. I was two from the mellos in this shot and actually stayed in that hotel in the background during finals week this year. Semi finals night I walked over and found almost the exact same spot and stood there and just remembered the feeling I had playing never walk with my brother for the very last time. It's too bad this amazing hornline ended with a subpar year. MYNWA brothers

[griffinthe]

MAN DCI boned you guys over in 2009, scouts. Fucking respect. Great sound

[alphamantn]

From 1986 to now, I still get misty eyed with this song.

MYNWA my young brothers.

[phoenix0729]

this song was playing at my mom's viewing the day before her funeral. I'm a music ed major at UNT so I also march in the green brigade under Dr. NW's direction and this song is also very special to us in the GB and has come to mean even more to me than i ever imagined. Thanks for the beautiful performance, guys. I can't wait to see you in the San Antonio show!

[ldd247]

1 word...quality!

[dmatthews778]

Amen Tyler... well done

MYNWA

[swbari00]

@stopmotionfilms Who is your band director?

[CRAZYOAK1216]

I really wish the audio were better, the depth the scouts have in their live performances is stunning. Whoever shot this should back up like 15 feet from that kicking horn line!

[MendTheWorld]

@CRAZYOAK1216:

That would be me... Jeff Levine... and that's my son, Aaron, Trumpet section leader, on the left end of the line. 15 feet further wouldn't have done any good... That's about the quality you get recording video with a Nikon SLR still camera. The rat-a-tat of drum lines in the background doesn't help either. Still, I'm glad I was able to capture it.

[MendTheWorld]

@MendTheWorld

(in case you were wondering why the camera lingered on the left end of the line a bit longer than it should have! )

[jomolido]

@MendTheWorld Thanks for your comments...I do have to ask (I wasn't able to attend the championships in 2009...why didn't the fans get to see them? That's terrible!

[MendTheWorld]

@jomolido The Scouts did perform at Quarter & Semifinals, but didn't make the cut for Finals. Fans love the Scouts' shows, but with the DCI ranking system, relatively few were on hand to see them perform early in the day. After 4 years of seeing the various corps, and the audience response to their shows, my admiration for the Scouts AND my ill-feelings toward DCI and their judging system have both grown progressively stronger. Much more could be said, but space (and tact) do not allow.

[OpulentRedrum]

@MendTheWorld WORD!!! Unfortunately we must remember that DCI has become a million dollar corporation. You know for a fact that with much money involved and with the way people are these days that DCI decides who will win before the season even begins. So it’s up to the intelligent people to decide for themselves who the best Corps is and who the real winner is, because it OBVIOUSLY has NOT been the Blue Devils for the past two years. ;D

[Teder95]

@MendTheWorld theyre judging system should go out the door... the blue devils always win because of the way the judging system is. theres been numorous years where phantom, and Crown, and the Scouts should have won but didnt because of all the technical stuff. IE scouts in 95, 88... phantom in 1989, 2003, 2006.... the blue devils win because theyre technically good. in reality theyre stuck up snobs and dont show they passion phantom and the scouts do... sad..

[procircuit844]

Thank you wilsonkm for you kind words...I was an ageout of the scouts in 2009 and marched in 08. This hornline unfortunately did not receive the credit it was due in 09. I also have much admiration and respect for the HNC. This was a very tough season to endure considering the great talent the corps presented at the beginning on the year. I am very excited for the 2010 corps to make great strides in the legacy that is the Madison Scouts.

[bradporky16]

there are two world class ensembles that live in a place that only two can live. they exist with such respect and integrity that cannot and will not EVER be equaled...except possibly by each other. those groups are, of course, the Madison Scouts and the Santa Clara Vangaurd.

[swbari00]

@flugel76 I am not incorrect. A bugle is not defined by the type of bore it has. Lots of brass instruments have conical bores (Euphoniums, tubas, coronets) none of which are bugles. Bugles often have conical bores and it might be that a conical bore is one of the requirements of being a bugle, but it is not the defining characteristic. Being valveless IS what makes it a bugle. Pull up any definition and that is what it will tell you. Show me how I am wrong and I will gladly correct myself.

[partysince96]

@swbari00 I'm sorry, but you are wrong. I aged out of Expressions (Hammond, La.) on baritone way back in 1992. I just wanted to say that in DCI, everything blown into is a bugle (thus, drum and bugle corps). Look closely at anybody playing, none are valveless. In DCI all horns have 2 valves, and though they all have names according to range, they all fit into the category of bugles. If you haven't done corps, you might not know

[swbari00]

@partysince96 I did march, also on baritone (2000 Southwind). There have been some rule changes since way back in 1992. Our instruments had 3 valves (our contras had 4 valves). 2000 was also the first year corps could use instruments in the key of Bb. All of this information is easy to find if you want it and you won't find anyone who calls a brass instrument with valves a bugle, no matter what key the instrument is in or what activity it is played in. The activity does not define the instrument

[tucker422]

@partysince96 back in the day they were bugles, today, not bugles. True trumpets with 3 valves, true baritones/euphoniums, tubas (contras), and the like, all Bb except mellophones (key of F), but all have 3 valves these days, contras may be the only exception of that with sometimes 4.

[MendTheWorld]

That's Dr. Nick Williams, remarkably talented band director at University of North Texas, who was Brass Caption Supervisor last year... currently a consultant to the Corps.

[swbari00]

@MendTheWorld I thought that was him. He was with Southwind as a brass tech when I marched. That was before his Dr. days :)

[MrJlsmith526]

@MendTheWorld I think it is also important to note that Dr. Williams is an alum of the Scouts, he played mello in 96. He is an amazing instructor.

[swbari00]

Who is that conducting?

[swbari00]

@flugel76 Don't be dumb. A bugle has no valves and the only way pitch is changed is by the players embouchure. Drum and bugle corps haven't used true bugles long before most of us were born. Since you want to argue semantics, the Scouts' arrangement was not on bugles, it was on brass instruments pitched in G. The Scouts' could not have played this on bugles if you really want to get technical.

[bandgeekgarcia]

@flugel76 Well, I don't care what you think. Because if you notice, they still call themselves a drum and bugle corps. And, I don't see any woodwinds in here. And if you ask anyone of them, they will say they aren't in a marching band when asked about marching corps.

[GerryGuyCorpsGuy]

@flugel76 means the same too me :P

(am i a bad person now?)

[knightflyte]

20 CONTRAS!!!! Man I can't wait to hear the bottom of the Scouts next year. Nothing wrong with the sizzle of a great soprano line, but if you wanna have a great steak you need more than sizzle. Contras ARE the steak!!!! I can feel the low brass wave hit me in the stands now.

Good luck next year Scouts!!!!

[bhgblackmamba1]

if my band did this, i would die everyday from being so excited. scouts are epic. no one is better. none

[rocker3444]

I can't wait for this season I have tried to decide who I should root fo, I made my choice recently that my love lies in the Scouts, They are an amazing corps and I love the show music this year And my thoughs of this season is SOI+'75 music= Amazing show. I can't wait until August to see it that weekend.

[MadisonMan09]

The sword is the 1994 High Brass Trophy

[ronaldb1023]

This is the most AWESOME song ever played ba a Corp the Bucs couldnt hold a tune this GRRREAT

[collinhargus]

This year is going to be the greatest! Can't wait!

MYNWA. 2010!

[seancphelan]

It is neither rapier nor saber - the sword most closely resembles a side-sword. We refer to it colloquially either as "saber" or just "sword".

[Tansea]

Saber

[darthrebelpenguin]

2010, man. That's gonna be the year Scouts bring it back. :)

[schantzman87]

20 contras....I'm excited for sure!!

[GerryGuyCorpsGuy]

omg do they really have 20 contra's this year!?

[GerryGuyCorpsGuy]

are they really having 20 contra's this year!?

[schantzman87]

Yes they really are. Its insane

[GerryGuyCorpsGuy]

that's fucking unbelieveble! i can't wait!

[MrPigKing]

I like~~~

[MXCollin115]

TYLER WOODS!!!!!

[BluesBrothers33]

srry i really meant corps

[BluesBrothers33]

its stuff like this that makes me realize how much DCI bands kick ass :)

[bandgeekgarcia]

theres no bands in DCI

[XylussN]

@bandgeekgarcia IT's so dumb when people get fussy over the term band when associated with Drum Corp.

[bandgeekgarcia]

@XylussN Well, at least I can spell corps right.

[XylussN]

@bandgeekgarcia Wow what a come back, thanks for spotting my mistake. Typos should be punishable by death, guess I'll try to turn myself in.

[masterger94]

my drumline right now has two people from the Madison scouts teaching us to be a better drumline...

[FredFlintstoneIs007]

Bring back the G!

[swerdnamas]

Sorry to all you snare drummers out there, because one of the spots will be takin up by me in 2010. GO MADISON SCOUTS!

[mahler444]

I remember playing this for the last time before finals in 98 in Orlando. Back then in retreat all the corps got to play themselves off from finals, and we finished up our night by singing it. Never, never forget.

[TheBlooIvan]

i liked listening to miley cirrus while walking onto the field this past year. it really reflected how much work i put into my summer (sarcasm). its gotta go back to the way it was. i was very disappointed with retreat this year.

[gators1106]

@TheBlooIvan yeah man me too, and the way they kicked us off the field so fast after the scores were done.. blah!

[mahler444]

@gators1106

I was there at finals this year, I could not believe how the system works now. They did not even want us to give our corp medals on the field. They announced the winner of open class, and then wanted us off. Everyone just ignored them and stayed to give out medals. Amazing...

[mahler444]

@TheBlooIvan

I don't know how much longer DCI can survive. I'm very close to the caption head of an up and coming open class corp, and I spent about 3 weeks on tour this last year teaching. I hear some pretty nasty things through the grapevine. Apparently, you, I, and some others around here are not the only ones fed up with the direction (merging with BOA) of the activity.

[kwbscout]

Men, good luck with your auditions. Just remember it's not about the score. The Brotherhood is bigger than a judges perception of your hard work.

MYNWA Contra 00-03

[cubsoens]

I am auditioning for them this year! This corps has always been great, but lets make it a world championship this year!!!

MADISON 2010!!!!

[jacace2010]

Good job.

[axnamexinxlights]

This video makes me so excited to (hopefully) one day be a Madison Brother. I'm just finishing up my audition, and I couldn't be any more excited. I really hope to be a scout! MYNWA

[charliegfrenz]

me too, i learned all my shit, now i just need to borrow a camera, whatcha going for

[wilsonkm]

Beautiful. I have much admiration and respect for the Madison Scouts....

-from a HNC 2009 Ageout

[TheChand2010]

i love what you put as the discription of this video and i agree with you..thank you

[Batman2015]

No matter the year, the SONG will always be the same! Good job, Men of Madison... MYNWA!

[uberman54533]

good work Tyler

[RyannHolbrokk]

wow nice job. I marched with surf this year and I loved the show you guys put out this year!!!!

[Fyerdrum77]

Wow, I have SO MUCH respect for this corps. Amazing job gentlemen.

[prsguitarist56]

i love you james!!!!!!!!! lol

[lilbearmo1]

I couldn't be PROUDER of my Brothers!!!

Thanks for BYBO this year guys...

[g0at]

I love this arrangement! Good luck next year !

[rpilot1]

Ladies and Gentlemen The Madison Scouts.

Nice Job Tyler.

[CoHmempho04]

Simply Gorgeous

[RegimentalFury]

MYNWA Brothers

[tchmuzk]

I LOVE this song and its played by an amazing bunch of men, but I just can't get used to it in this key. After hearing it for 20 something years in G, its just not the same.

[retardedwhale]

i wanna see this corps revive back to the top :(

[dcifan2007]

well one day Madison will get there, just alot of political bs to get through before Madison gets to the top.. MADISON IN 2010