someone PLEASE put the entire '07 show back up.....if u need to remove some shows...their are PLENTY others to choose from.....everyone needs to see the quality that Marcus produces!
WHAT? marcus' musical talent IS their strength....do u not hear the near perfect balance, not to mention how well they execute even with difficult runs, triple tonguing, and changing tempos??? Their Hornline is INCREDIBLE
Even if its a commentation section, No one should judge someone's "musical" talent, that is just arrogance on the other end. Especially a band like this. End of story.
no please....LET'S go there.....what band are you from??? Are they even on YouTube so that we might get a definite reference to all the garbage you are talking about?
have you seen their show from this year? its pretty ridiculous. totally orange tenor player, drums, mallets, plume, everything. blue drum major at one point. and giant stone roman-type things.
this band is definitely overrated. yall are good and everything but no offense you do the same show every single year, you just paint the props a different animal.
how ironic that you would say that considering Bell did a show called King of Kings in 2000 and won everything they went to. Lol, or did you say that on purpose
All the people making comments about who should have won and where other bands should have placed need to relax. If you are involved with music for the sake of winning awards and competitions, you are in it for the wrong reasons. A competition should be about more than placement.
How often do you get to play to an audience of thousands of people who all love exactly what you love? To show off your hard work and passion? That's the most important/amazing thing- not rankings.
That's presumptuous considering you have no idea where I went to school. As a point of record, I graduated from Marcus High School, who incidentally did win SA BOA - hence this video. I am extremely proud of my alma mater's achievements, but having been in the program, I was taught that winning is not the goal. Musicianship, camaraderie, and hard work were the things we strove to accomplish. Your attitude cheapens what the kids in this video did and continue to do.
all the bands practice just as much as the others, and they suffer close to the same amount. marcus just happened to have the lucky amazing players and the good show this year to catch the judges attention. you need to please the judges to win not the audience. anywho, there will be other chances for other bands to claim the title. just share the joy people. plus its not about winning, its that gut feeling you get when you know you had your best performance (:
crazy asian kid. he is one of the most naturally talented musicians i have ever met. that is not to say that he doesn't practice his ASS off. he could pretty much dominate on any woodwind instrument
Hands down the best musical performance at SA (for prelims at least...I Bowie almost snuck up in terms of score and I personally believe they did better). I was kind of shady about them winning by so much, but eh...oh well. I do think GN would have been a slugfest between Marcus and Bell though..
Hey yea im just a band student from north carolina who was looking up LD bell and there awsome show this year and when i found Marcus i now wished that i would have also seen you guys at GN that would have been great. (maybe next year) peace
I wasn't saying they didnt sound great, but their visual package isn't challenging at all which bodes well for their players to give the maximum focus on the music. The props and the good use of guard work kind of take your mind off of the not so challenging drill sets.
are you on crack?!?!?!?!? i doubt you would have been able to have pulled off any of that mad drill!!! how high up were you when you saw the drill? did you not see their mad formations???!?! they were making intricate flowers, dragonflies and butterflies.... psht...... whatev.
Yeah I'm pretty sure I could "pull off" their "mad drill". And its nothing I haven't seen before, I write drill for HS and MS. And if you want to talk about intricate you should see some of the Indiana bands which are known for visual intricacy and precision.
please excuse, "iccutemyballs" down there. Please do not think that everyone from Bowie is immature, and I don't think that person realizes that there are several bands that play the same things and that direspecting a band on the internet on a website such as YOUTUBE is completely immature.
You guys need to keep in mind that BOA judges LOVE theatrics. They LOVE to see stuff like that! In fact, the reason why Hildalgo beats my group at BOA and we beat them at State is because BOA loves the PERFORMANCE, while State people want to see if you truly know what you're doing while you're marching. So what if they have a lot of props? Marcus still kicks serious arse musically, technically, AND visually
and also i'm not trying to take anything away from marcus there sound is amazing but i think the props take the attention off the music being played its call marching band not marching theatricts just don't abuse your amount of money you have
and by the way i think the props were a little too over board most high schools including mine can't afford those types of props get some scaled down ones no wonder your beating these other bands
we all know marcua high school is rich but you the props are stilla little too overboard and by the way i'm from louisiana and our schools don't fund the band programs but we work our butts off with no props like that and doo just fine
Props don't win it for Marcus...CLEARLY their music should show that, as has the program's development over the past few years. Not to mention props don't earn you music points. A few years ago, no one knew who Marcus was. Within the past two years, Marcus has won both the Texas state championship and the BOA super regional (arguably the most difficult super regional of the 3).
If that were true, then a lot of bands that do not do challenging drill (there are A LOT) would have great ensemble sounds. You have to give credit where credit is due.
To be quite honest, I had a big problem with Marcus last year because a majority of the technical parts in their show were played by small ensembles, which in my opinion, if you are going to put William Tell Overture on the field, make the whole band do it.
andrew1288 ill agree with everything you said EXCEPT for the line "a few years ago, no one knew who Marcus was." dude, anybody who's anybody knew who marcus was...... if not, then look at PASIC year after year after year... marcus high is in the top 3 of percussion schools in the nation and they've been on top for a LOOOONNNNG LOOONNGG time
yeah but nobody had really heard of their marching band. I believe in 04 they were like 8th at BOA arlington? They were known just not as successful as they are now.
And speaking of this show. I absolutely hated it. But they played the crap out of it
I'm not going to repeat the exact things that everyone one else said, but marcus uses their resoucres effectively and efficiently for everything including props. The props are the exact same props for 3 years now just recycled into something else. The parents are the good people who work their butt off to mold these props and develop them into something new for the audience. They even reuse material. Good job parents. Band good job this year for your hard work and persistence.
wow, how fast is that tempo at the beginning? they are just flying!! (/sarcasm) Yes this band is the cleanest visually and musically, but look at the vehicle... it is not as challenging or emotionally engaging as their closest rivals in blue... albeit, the design reaches perfection as far as pleasing judges is concerned.
That's just it though PhantomAL... If their staff ever figures out how to make a challenging show for them they might be something great. Until then, they are just another band that has a good sound. No offense to thes kids, they perform the heck out of this show, and I think they deserve something more challenging to really push the ticket.
Wow! Fantastic rendition of "Make Our Garden Grow." It gave me goosebumps which is something not every high school marching band can do. Say what you will about the props, but these kids can PLAY.
You know what, BOA is over. All of of u who keep cursing to TRY to get your point across, calm down. Don't get you panties all in a wad. Perhaps it is YOU who's failing at life.
lilaquadude, your ignorant and worthless comment shows how little you know..
Every other band in the country WISHES they could sound like the Marcus Band does, even standing still. They sound phenomenal and everyone could learn something from Marcus.
wow, these guys sound amazing. You know that the only reason people are saying these things is because you didn't think you got the place you "deserved". I guarantee these guys can out play almost any high school band in the country...
Marcus does have a very nice sound. However I will say just about any band could sound like them when they are "parked". Over half the video is them just standing still or kneelng. But fantastic show concept! Bravo!
Although i will say that Marcus does this kinda stuff extremely well.
But my band doesn't do this kinda stuff at all, in any way shape or form, and it hurts us at contest...which is frustrating because our shows are good too.
I was a clarinet player myself. Don't know much about drums. I just thought it was nice the way they used to be featured as the second or third piece of the show. Instead of making the bands put on a "concert"/"theatre" performance on the field, they should go back to actually featuring "marching", which does include the drumline.
All of the shows were pretty good. But I do think all of the props are a little ridiculous. I wonder how well any of the bands would have done without anything but colorguard flags?
P.S. There was only a one-point difference between ninth and fifth place. The competition was TOUGH this year. I know - we were eighth, and we had one of our best shows of the season! GO HALTOM! =]
you just think the props are ridiculous because your directors dont utilize them, plz stop QQing...marcus prolly won because while you are bitching on you tube, they are practicing
Hypocritical much? You're bitching about my comment that wasn't even CLOSE to complaining. I never said Marcus wasn't excellent - they worked just as hard as anyone else. Stop getting all offended. It's my own opinion that sometimes props take away from the pure "marching band" essence - that's all. Plus, I posted this when the season ended, thank you. =]
I just wish that they would just go back to featuring the drumline. Enough with all of the theatrics. I thought this was supposed to be "Marching Band" not "Broadway". And yes, I also agree that Churchill should have ranked higher, certainly higher than Woodlands.
we're not going to nationals because we've only been doing this well at competitions since about two years ago. and then there is the whole money thing....
i think that marcus deserved to win, they sound amazing! LD Bell however i think should have placed lower, i was expecting much more following last years show. The woodlands may have copied a theme from a past show but i heard the drill was really good. Although i believe Reagan should have been higher as well.
Regans show this year was not their best at all. If you would have seen them at their previous performances you'd see that when they performed at BOA on saturday they were REALLY pushing it.
i dont think you actually realise how difficult Reagans show is this year. we learned around 2 mins of drill the weekend before the competition..i will admit it was not a very strong performance, but there is soo much potential, and so much room for improvement. it will be amazing at Grand Nationals this year!
i'm in the band from louisiana that placed 6th at boa houston and your right i was shocked that there show wasn't good.we actually lost to them by .15 points and i was amazed how we almost that type of band but then again our band is really good (lafayette h.s.)
i think Pflugerville had the same slow movement as Marcus; they also had a bug theme and we jokingly call them the bug band or outdoor insect ensemble.
&& a macrhing band does not use a ridiculous lady bug and spends ton of money to know and make sure the judges no to rank them higher. This is a marching band!!! Not a theatre performance to retard!
scarymovfan don't be so nieave to the truth. if you open your eyes to a true marching band, you would understand. A marching band, is not a choir, or crawls on the ground [LD bell] A marching band does not copy a show from a pst yr. performance Woodlands] a macrhing band doesn't make you feel bad for dead ppl to get a higher score [Churchill]
I kinda agree with you scolin and then I dont. I'm from WC and I totally understand your opinion of our show this year. You gotta understand that all this new stuff with feathers, marching oboes/bassoons, outragous props is what the judges want to see. This is BOA. NOT UIL. They WANT to be WOW'D This is just what we do now, and this is what us musicians love. You understand right?
I would like to thank you for posting this comment. I am from Bwood and we all were talking about how the only way to win BOA is to have really expensive props, and theater performances. Just out of curiosity did you see our show and if so what did you think?
So to many of you that are wondering how the hell Marcus was placed first with 2nd LD bell and 3rd woodlands and 4th churchill??? It's a conspearacy! The Composer's are paying the judges to place the bands they were hired to design for to get a higher rank, just so they will get more publicity from the bands so more bands will want to hire that composer to design the show! It's ridiculous and unfair to the bands who are more original and work harder and desereve there true score!
scolin07tennisgal, i think you are completely wrong...after all this is a competition, some bands do better then others. Just because one band does better than yours doesnt mean they "paid the judges" it simply means at the time they had the better show. There is always room for improvement
Westlake went to Duncanville instead (and won) because (rumors say) our directors did not want to be judged in a biased/subjective/reputation-based way. another rumor is schedule conflicts. but I thought we had a great show this year and could have done very well at BOA.
Truthfully i thought L.D. Bell should have won because their show was seriously awesome, and the music was great. Marcus had really great music too though! They cordniated their props and music very well though and that's why I believe they won. Gotta remember that L.D. Bell won last year and Marcus was 2nd, so they DEFINATLY wanted to up-do L.D. Bell.
wow... calm down. that is an extremely bold statement. besides marching band is not about the score or placement. thats all extra. it's about the experience and striving to better yourselves. i'm shure any of the bands you mentioned would tell you the same thing. but i understand your arguement, but you should keep it to yourself to prevent controversy
Woodlands got 3rd? Are you kidding me? Their show sucked ass! During their show, everybody around me kept saying, "What the hell is with the numbers?" At the end, somebody finally realized it was a sudoku. If they hadn't said anything, I still wouldn't have gotten it.
hey our show is probably the most complex show out there and we just werent completly prepaired, besides our show has 129 sets. How many do ya'll have?
well of course soduko is a mind puzzle and you obviously have to think about it....
anyways yes we did diserve third the only problem with our show is that it wasnt 100% there and the only reason for that is because we have 127 sets. How many do you guys have?
congrates on winning BOA San Antonio! i really wanted to see your show live, but i was also performing! the ladybug is so cute. my band stayed afterwards to watch you guys play your show!
yea i saw yall's show....amazing...amazing i saw it from the side but i loved the music and when i heard the podcast about you guys and it said what it was about i almost cried. i hope that just cause we made 1st everyone wont hate us... we're all equal, we all spend time out in the hot sun and work hard. we're no better than anyone else, we're family and besides next year's a new year.
I knew the person who ran over the judge:p
TheARJ15 4 months ago
I wish this video had caught the part where the ladybug ran over a judge! I almost pissed my pants laughing when that happened.
lolcunts 9 months ago
@sandstormsux hard work never is....BUT look at the results it produces
tblade92 1 year ago
what is up with marcus always doing cute little meadow shows? that doesn't sound like much fun to me.
911CondieOnTheLoose 1 year ago
@911CondieOnTheLoose yea winning sure isn't fun
sandstormsux 1 year ago
will someone PLEASE put the entire show up?
tblade92 1 year ago 2
This was called Botanika Right?
furretfan450 2 years ago 2
yes:)
tyty0blake 2 years ago
I WANTED MORE OF THAT ENGLISH HORN! LOL
djmikeaaronr 2 years ago
lol i gotta admit i love the lady bug now just as much as i loved it the first time i saw it, most awesome prop ever
8SunshineOfDoom8 2 years ago
@8SunshineOfDoom8
She is about to make her re-appearance one last time...
bandmommou 11 months ago
@8SunshineOfDoom8
bandmommou 11 months ago
@8SunshineOfDoom8
She is about to make a re-appearance one last time...
bandmommou 11 months ago
OMG...They always have the biggest and most creative props...
liveurlife32 2 years ago
All the solos in this show were preformed very well.
LuxAurumque02000 2 years ago 2
This is probably my favorite show from Marcus.
I can't get over the bassoon solos, they are amazing.
Can someone post up the old video of the full show?
LuxAurumque02000 2 years ago
@LuxAurumque02000 Thank you! I was the soloist on the far left
madclaw2413 1 year ago
@madclaw2413 You are very welcome. A musician like yourself has all my respect.
LuxAurumque02000 1 year ago
beautiful solos
ty9793 2 years ago
WOW, the ladybug made me LOL at least 27 times.
MrM3RC3N4RY 2 years ago
did their first place finish make u laugh also?
tblade92 2 years ago
ha i go to Marcus and all the band members take musical steroids
PhilipMcCrotch 2 years ago
someone PLEASE put the entire '07 show back up.....if u need to remove some shows...their are PLENTY others to choose from.....everyone needs to see the quality that Marcus produces!
tblade92 2 years ago 2
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TheSicilianSaxophone 2 years ago
WHAT? marcus' musical talent IS their strength....do u not hear the near perfect balance, not to mention how well they execute even with difficult runs, triple tonguing, and changing tempos??? Their Hornline is INCREDIBLE
tblade92 2 years ago 3
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TheSicilianSaxophone 2 years ago
show me another band that plays more musical as marcus...
123clarinetplayer123 2 years ago
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TheSicilianSaxophone 2 years ago
Even if its a commentation section, No one should judge someone's "musical" talent, that is just arrogance on the other end. Especially a band like this. End of story.
123clarinetplayer123 2 years ago
no please....LET'S go there.....what band are you from??? Are they even on YouTube so that we might get a definite reference to all the garbage you are talking about?
tblade92 2 years ago
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TheSicilianSaxophone 2 years ago
and ill show you 50 bands that move 40 clicks faster
mrsax13 2 years ago
yes, I loved the completely random/orange tenor player this year.
drumlinerobertson 3 years ago 7
have you seen their show from this year? its pretty ridiculous. totally orange tenor player, drums, mallets, plume, everything. blue drum major at one point. and giant stone roman-type things.
drummerdude9944 3 years ago 13
well, their 1st place finish at BOA-Arlington and State and 2nd(out of 52) at BOA-SA ISN'T ridiculous!
tblade92 3 years ago
ridiculous as in awesome or exceptional
drummerdude9944 3 years ago 13
gj yesterday in 2nd at boa.
G0DPK3R 3 years ago
I heard Marcus only marches freshman
MaximusAlphaKManly 3 years ago
yeah, all of their classes march. They actually have a lot of freshman.
TiredCitizen124 3 years ago 2
they march
freshman,
sophmores,
juniors
and seniors.
they pwn
ayymaynn 3 years ago 4
They only let Juniors and seniors march, right?
thunderchicken456 3 years ago
nope. everyone does
bananafishh122 2 years ago
Very nice guys! Im going to Marcus nxt year! Go Marcus! (Ill be in percussion)
ITry2BEmo 3 years ago
this band is definitely overrated. yall are good and everything but no offense you do the same show every single year, you just paint the props a different animal.
trumpetgirl25 3 years ago
Marcus' hornline AND drumline are both better than Bell's THAT's why TWO different set of judges placed them AHEAD of Bell last year!
tblade92 3 years ago
wait till you see 2008, your gonna crap your pants!
shuttlex13 3 years ago
This comment has received too many negative votes show
I saw the show a few days ago and the music sucked, but the individual god/godess thing was really cool.
Jacksirrom 3 years ago
nah marcus isnt anything compared to bell
bboytrixr4kids 3 years ago
haha it was just a coincidence lol
DPG13SCABZ 3 years ago
mannn, marcus is like the king of kings when it comes to marching, and bands, and marching bands
:] keep up the work, marauders !
--newman smithh(:
DPG13SCABZ 3 years ago
how ironic that you would say that considering Bell did a show called King of Kings in 2000 and won everything they went to. Lol, or did you say that on purpose
DUT011 3 years ago
All the people making comments about who should have won and where other bands should have placed need to relax. If you are involved with music for the sake of winning awards and competitions, you are in it for the wrong reasons. A competition should be about more than placement.
How often do you get to play to an audience of thousands of people who all love exactly what you love? To show off your hard work and passion? That's the most important/amazing thing- not rankings.
Sproker06 3 years ago
Spoken by someone whose band has never won SA BOA!
tblade92 3 years ago
That's presumptuous considering you have no idea where I went to school. As a point of record, I graduated from Marcus High School, who incidentally did win SA BOA - hence this video. I am extremely proud of my alma mater's achievements, but having been in the program, I was taught that winning is not the goal. Musicianship, camaraderie, and hard work were the things we strove to accomplish. Your attitude cheapens what the kids in this video did and continue to do.
Sproker06 3 years ago 2
Chill, Sproker06, I am talking to the kid from Lafayette High School' Band
tblade92 3 years ago
overrated. Still good though
acsc1312 3 years ago
true..of LD Bell
tblade92 3 years ago
i love reading these comments. ha.
all the bands practice just as much as the others, and they suffer close to the same amount. marcus just happened to have the lucky amazing players and the good show this year to catch the judges attention. you need to please the judges to win not the audience. anywho, there will be other chances for other bands to claim the title. just share the joy people. plus its not about winning, its that gut feeling you get when you know you had your best performance (:
ohyeahhh07 4 years ago
go mhs
ryandilip123 4 years ago
this was a great show.
wow, no words can really explain.
great job in san antonio!
wooo!
yaysayhey 4 years ago
This is definitely on the short list of best music performances ever. Great job.
Music321 4 years ago
awesome!
english horn sounds amazing : )
lcoboe20080721234 4 years ago
argh i know him he's a freshman...
crazy asian kid. he is one of the most naturally talented musicians i have ever met. that is not to say that he doesn't practice his ASS off. he could pretty much dominate on any woodwind instrument
hxcliekomg 3 years ago
lol...well he's a sophomore....but ya hes pretty beast man. i play with him in youth orchestra. he makes an amazing sound!!
Ob0efr3ek 3 years ago
good stuff
bellbrass07 4 years ago
Hands down the best musical performance at SA (for prelims at least...I Bowie almost snuck up in terms of score and I personally believe they did better). I was kind of shady about them winning by so much, but eh...oh well. I do think GN would have been a slugfest between Marcus and Bell though..
andrew1288 4 years ago
Is there a better and full length video someone can post? It sounds great but the quality is bad.
marmayabq 4 years ago
It would've been quite the battle between L.D. Bell and Marcus in my opinion.
I personally liked Bell more.
VDuo11 4 years ago
Opps haha spelling errors in awesome well yea too bad lol
marvelisone 4 years ago
Hey yea im just a band student from north carolina who was looking up LD bell and there awsome show this year and when i found Marcus i now wished that i would have also seen you guys at GN that would have been great. (maybe next year) peace
marvelisone 4 years ago
where do you go to school?... either WJ, Clayton, or WC...
PainWds 4 years ago
u guys had an awesome show, we played the day before and got to see u guys perform. funny how ur ladybug hit the field judge
redknightdrummer 4 years ago
ha ha ha ha! at 1:15 it looks like the kid striking a pose in the middle/right has a curving plume. shut up! its funny!
nittiegreen 4 years ago
I wasn't saying they didnt sound great, but their visual package isn't challenging at all which bodes well for their players to give the maximum focus on the music. The props and the good use of guard work kind of take your mind off of the not so challenging drill sets.
lilaquadude85 4 years ago
are you on crack?!?!?!?!? i doubt you would have been able to have pulled off any of that mad drill!!! how high up were you when you saw the drill? did you not see their mad formations???!?! they were making intricate flowers, dragonflies and butterflies.... psht...... whatev.
nineoheights 4 years ago
Yeah I'm pretty sure I could "pull off" their "mad drill". And its nothing I haven't seen before, I write drill for HS and MS. And if you want to talk about intricate you should see some of the Indiana bands which are known for visual intricacy and precision.
lilaquadude85 4 years ago
Heh, we had to perform right after you guys, awsome show, we got to see you guys at Plano East also.
KiwiBandVideos 4 years ago
please excuse, "iccutemyballs" down there. Please do not think that everyone from Bowie is immature, and I don't think that person realizes that there are several bands that play the same things and that direspecting a band on the internet on a website such as YOUTUBE is completely immature.
joemacmorran 4 years ago
i'm talking bout ronald regan
lhsdrumline07 4 years ago
yalls sound is amazing, i think the ladybug is imature for the quality of music yall are capable of, the flowers were pretty cool tho
hebsk8in 4 years ago
yea def right there the ladybug is a little too overboard but man although i'm not a big fan of expensive props the flowers were amazing
lhsdrumline07 4 years ago
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Fags copied our third movement...GO BOWIE
iccutmyballs 4 years ago
Yeah right.... Marcus has WAY too much talent to be copying music from schools like Bowie...
nineoheights 4 years ago
Why? Bowie is good. Marcus is good too. I don't go to Bowie either. Oh and "iccutmyballs" is a douche.
TheManBassoon 4 years ago 2
You guys need to keep in mind that BOA judges LOVE theatrics. They LOVE to see stuff like that! In fact, the reason why Hildalgo beats my group at BOA and we beat them at State is because BOA loves the PERFORMANCE, while State people want to see if you truly know what you're doing while you're marching. So what if they have a lot of props? Marcus still kicks serious arse musically, technically, AND visually
kyokyo08 4 years ago 2
we got to go right after them at UIL this year. That was one tough act to follow.
balloonabouttoburst 4 years ago
i think Marcus has so many props because there colorgueard is small...they only have about 15 to 20
wizardprkiller 4 years ago
and also i'm not trying to take anything away from marcus there sound is amazing but i think the props take the attention off the music being played its call marching band not marching theatricts just don't abuse your amount of money you have
lhsdrumline07 4 years ago
why didn't marcus go to grand nationals??
and by the way i think the props were a little too over board most high schools including mine can't afford those types of props get some scaled down ones no wonder your beating these other bands
lhsdrumline07 4 years ago
why didn't marcus go to grand nationals ??
and by the way come on most high schools can't afford those type of props
i know mine can't
soo i think those type of props are unnecessary
get some scaled down props
because of course you gonna beat other bands that don't have props or that have scaled down props
lhsdrumline07 4 years ago
Just because your high school can't afford the same things that Marcus can, doesn't mean they shouldn't be allowed.
You go to BoA to win. The props are definitely getting them some points from the judges, so of course they're going to use them.
eelame 4 years ago
umm going to boa is not all bout winning
we all know marcua high school is rich but you the props are stilla little too overboard and by the way i'm from louisiana and our schools don't fund the band programs but we work our butts off with no props like that and doo just fine
lhsdrumline07 4 years ago
Props don't win it for Marcus...CLEARLY their music should show that, as has the program's development over the past few years. Not to mention props don't earn you music points. A few years ago, no one knew who Marcus was. Within the past two years, Marcus has won both the Texas state championship and the BOA super regional (arguably the most difficult super regional of the 3).
andrew1288 4 years ago
sure anybody can have a great concert sound if they are standing STILL for almost HALF of the entire show
longhorn2190 4 years ago
If that were true, then a lot of bands that do not do challenging drill (there are A LOT) would have great ensemble sounds. You have to give credit where credit is due.
To be quite honest, I had a big problem with Marcus last year because a majority of the technical parts in their show were played by small ensembles, which in my opinion, if you are going to put William Tell Overture on the field, make the whole band do it.
andrew1288 4 years ago
indeed
DUT011 4 years ago
andrew1288 ill agree with everything you said EXCEPT for the line "a few years ago, no one knew who Marcus was." dude, anybody who's anybody knew who marcus was...... if not, then look at PASIC year after year after year... marcus high is in the top 3 of percussion schools in the nation and they've been on top for a LOOOONNNNG LOOONNGG time
michoezike 4 years ago
yeah but nobody had really heard of their marching band. I believe in 04 they were like 8th at BOA arlington? They were known just not as successful as they are now.
And speaking of this show. I absolutely hated it. But they played the crap out of it
DUT011 4 years ago
I'm not going to repeat the exact things that everyone one else said, but marcus uses their resoucres effectively and efficiently for everything including props. The props are the exact same props for 3 years now just recycled into something else. The parents are the good people who work their butt off to mold these props and develop them into something new for the audience. They even reuse material. Good job parents. Band good job this year for your hard work and persistence.
Bernsteincopland 4 years ago 2
wow, how fast is that tempo at the beginning? they are just flying!! (/sarcasm) Yes this band is the cleanest visually and musically, but look at the vehicle... it is not as challenging or emotionally engaging as their closest rivals in blue... albeit, the design reaches perfection as far as pleasing judges is concerned.
PhantomAl250 4 years ago
That's just it though PhantomAL... If their staff ever figures out how to make a challenging show for them they might be something great. Until then, they are just another band that has a good sound. No offense to thes kids, they perform the heck out of this show, and I think they deserve something more challenging to really push the ticket.
pokerfac3 4 years ago
Wow! Fantastic rendition of "Make Our Garden Grow." It gave me goosebumps which is something not every high school marching band can do. Say what you will about the props, but these kids can PLAY.
shutupdrive 4 years ago
Hahaha. To all you who are complaining: Quit talking about it, and BE about it, next marching season. Show us all you know.
TheManBassoon 4 years ago
You know what, BOA is over. All of of u who keep cursing to TRY to get your point across, calm down. Don't get you panties all in a wad. Perhaps it is YOU who's failing at life.
Marsg22 4 years ago
lilaquadude, your ignorant and worthless comment shows how little you know..
Every other band in the country WISHES they could sound like the Marcus Band does, even standing still. They sound phenomenal and everyone could learn something from Marcus.
They are what every band should strive to be.
connorjewell 4 years ago
Dude, you know damn well that you wish every band was as good as the L D Bell Blue raider band. We rule, and this year is no exception.
METALCREATOR 4 years ago
wow, these guys sound amazing. You know that the only reason people are saying these things is because you didn't think you got the place you "deserved". I guarantee these guys can out play almost any high school band in the country...
MusicBSU 4 years ago
Marcus does have a very nice sound. However I will say just about any band could sound like them when they are "parked". Over half the video is them just standing still or kneelng. But fantastic show concept! Bravo!
lilaquadude85 4 years ago
CurlyBoy398 is kinda right.
Although i will say that Marcus does this kinda stuff extremely well.
But my band doesn't do this kinda stuff at all, in any way shape or form, and it hurts us at contest...which is frustrating because our shows are good too.
But bravo Marcus, this is great.
Ob0efr3ek 4 years ago
marsg22, drummers are overrated! lol but for real they are
OnlyTbone 4 years ago
I was a clarinet player myself. Don't know much about drums. I just thought it was nice the way they used to be featured as the second or third piece of the show. Instead of making the bands put on a "concert"/"theatre" performance on the field, they should go back to actually featuring "marching", which does include the drumline.
Marsg22 4 years ago
Marsg22 you rock!
i also play clarinet and I did pit (front ensemble) for marching. I didn't learn percussion until high school.
clarinetlover87 4 years ago
You fail at life, for real you do. Stop bitching about the best drumline, think they are overraated? do better yourself ngr
MotokoKusanagi089 4 years ago
The Marcus Band is truly amazing. I look up to you guys. Keep it up!
How do you keep such an amazing sound outside? Wow.
connorjewell 4 years ago
All of the shows were pretty good. But I do think all of the props are a little ridiculous. I wonder how well any of the bands would have done without anything but colorguard flags?
P.S. There was only a one-point difference between ninth and fifth place. The competition was TOUGH this year. I know - we were eighth, and we had one of our best shows of the season! GO HALTOM! =]
gevenstar 4 years ago
you just think the props are ridiculous because your directors dont utilize them, plz stop QQing...marcus prolly won because while you are bitching on you tube, they are practicing
MotokoKusanagi089 4 years ago
Hypocritical much? You're bitching about my comment that wasn't even CLOSE to complaining. I never said Marcus wasn't excellent - they worked just as hard as anyone else. Stop getting all offended. It's my own opinion that sometimes props take away from the pure "marching band" essence - that's all. Plus, I posted this when the season ended, thank you. =]
gevenstar 4 years ago
Marcus does well because they are good.
Though if one thing is for sure BOA is getting out of hand, Marching Band. Theres a reason Marching is the Adj. and Band is the NOUN.
I understand people like showy stuff but things are going too far and BOA needs some change.
CurlyBoy398 4 years ago
your props took away from the marching.
bowie played the same leaonard bernstein as you guys did.
they got 2nd in music in finals.
lacrossegal0202 4 years ago
bowie is terribaed though, plz stfu... marcus rapes at music thats why they owned bowie
MotokoKusanagi089 4 years ago
One of THE best arrangements of one of my favorite Bernstein pieces. Bravo!
godfatherpartblue 4 years ago
Haha. I like the comment at 2:01 about it not being pretty. Well, THAT's what Bernstein wrote even in the original. Welcome to dissonance.
Tenorboy29307 4 years ago
HOLY SNOT!!!!! Radioactive Lady Bug!!!! RUN!!!!
Bandyof07 4 years ago
Oh man that made me laugh really hard...
clarinetlover87 4 years ago
My cousin is in the band!
kcckirby 4 years ago
I just wish that they would just go back to featuring the drumline. Enough with all of the theatrics. I thought this was supposed to be "Marching Band" not "Broadway". And yes, I also agree that Churchill should have ranked higher, certainly higher than Woodlands.
Marsg22 4 years ago
Unfortunately Churchill is basics compaired to woodlands
explosivekow 4 years ago
Basics? Basics what? They DID only place 1 rank higher than Churchill. So I guess Woodlands is INTERMEDIATE?
Marsg22 4 years ago
well dont get me wrong your guyses show was amazing but at the same time most of your sets seemed to be left foot step offs and eight even counts
explosivekow 4 years ago
gg band fucks, plz stfu and go practice more
MotokoKusanagi089 4 years ago
crap i messed up in that.
oddball127 4 years ago
SEIZE THE LADYBUGGG!!!!
amannduhhx3 4 years ago
Run over more field judges ladybug!
YerocReyy 4 years ago 4
WOW
godfatherpartblue 4 years ago
i loved westfields show they did not deserve 9th thats my opinion though
crewkidd 4 years ago
I have a question, why is Marcus not going to Indy? If someone could please message me about this, it would be greatly appreciated.
doublebassheeltoe 4 years ago
we're not going to nationals because we've only been doing this well at competitions since about two years ago. and then there is the whole money thing....
marcuspercussionist 4 years ago
they arent going to indy because they spend to much money on their props which is the only reason they won
explosivekow 4 years ago
i think that marcus deserved to win, they sound amazing! LD Bell however i think should have placed lower, i was expecting much more following last years show. The woodlands may have copied a theme from a past show but i heard the drill was really good. Although i believe Reagan should have been higher as well.
scarymovfan 4 years ago
Regans show this year was not their best at all. If you would have seen them at their previous performances you'd see that when they performed at BOA on saturday they were REALLY pushing it.
clarinetlover87 4 years ago
i dont think you actually realise how difficult Reagans show is this year. we learned around 2 mins of drill the weekend before the competition..i will admit it was not a very strong performance, but there is soo much potential, and so much room for improvement. it will be amazing at Grand Nationals this year!
scarymovfan 4 years ago
*realize
lol
scarymovfan 4 years ago
i'm in the band from louisiana that placed 6th at boa houston and your right i was shocked that there show wasn't good.we actually lost to them by .15 points and i was amazed how we almost that type of band but then again our band is really good (lafayette h.s.)
lhsdrumline07 4 years ago
i think Pflugerville had the same slow movement as Marcus; they also had a bug theme and we jokingly call them the bug band or outdoor insect ensemble.
nittiegreen 4 years ago
&& a macrhing band does not use a ridiculous lady bug and spends ton of money to know and make sure the judges no to rank them higher. This is a marching band!!! Not a theatre performance to retard!
scolin07tennisgal 4 years ago
scarymovfan don't be so nieave to the truth. if you open your eyes to a true marching band, you would understand. A marching band, is not a choir, or crawls on the ground [LD bell] A marching band does not copy a show from a pst yr. performance Woodlands] a macrhing band doesn't make you feel bad for dead ppl to get a higher score [Churchill]
scolin07tennisgal 4 years ago
I kinda agree with you scolin and then I dont. I'm from WC and I totally understand your opinion of our show this year. You gotta understand that all this new stuff with feathers, marching oboes/bassoons, outragous props is what the judges want to see. This is BOA. NOT UIL. They WANT to be WOW'D This is just what we do now, and this is what us musicians love. You understand right?
clarinetlover87 4 years ago
I would like to thank you for posting this comment. I am from Bwood and we all were talking about how the only way to win BOA is to have really expensive props, and theater performances. Just out of curiosity did you see our show and if so what did you think?
confederatesax09 4 years ago
i loved ya'lls show, it was seriously awesome.
clarinetlover87 4 years ago
So to many of you that are wondering how the hell Marcus was placed first with 2nd LD bell and 3rd woodlands and 4th churchill??? It's a conspearacy! The Composer's are paying the judges to place the bands they were hired to design for to get a higher rank, just so they will get more publicity from the bands so more bands will want to hire that composer to design the show! It's ridiculous and unfair to the bands who are more original and work harder and desereve there true score!
scolin07tennisgal 4 years ago
scolin07tennisgal, i think you are completely wrong...after all this is a competition, some bands do better then others. Just because one band does better than yours doesnt mean they "paid the judges" it simply means at the time they had the better show. There is always room for improvement
scarymovfan 4 years ago
I go to Westlake and we skipped BOA SA this year because(rumors say) that the directors did not want to submit the band to subjective judging
nittiegreen 4 years ago
I was wondering where Westlake was...
clarinetlover87 4 years ago
Westlake went to Duncanville instead (and won) because (rumors say) our directors did not want to be judged in a biased/subjective/reputation-based way. another rumor is schedule conflicts. but I thought we had a great show this year and could have done very well at BOA.
nittiegreen 4 years ago
Truthfully i thought L.D. Bell should have won because their show was seriously awesome, and the music was great. Marcus had really great music too though! They cordniated their props and music very well though and that's why I believe they won. Gotta remember that L.D. Bell won last year and Marcus was 2nd, so they DEFINATLY wanted to up-do L.D. Bell.
clarinetlover87 4 years ago
wow... calm down. that is an extremely bold statement. besides marching band is not about the score or placement. thats all extra. it's about the experience and striving to better yourselves. i'm shure any of the bands you mentioned would tell you the same thing. but i understand your arguement, but you should keep it to yourself to prevent controversy
crewkidd 4 years ago 2
no opinions please, we don't want any controversy. :)
kylpatrik 4 years ago
Woodlands got 3rd? Are you kidding me? Their show sucked ass! During their show, everybody around me kept saying, "What the hell is with the numbers?" At the end, somebody finally realized it was a sudoku. If they hadn't said anything, I still wouldn't have gotten it.
CloudyKitsune 4 years ago
hey our show is probably the most complex show out there and we just werent completly prepaired, besides our show has 129 sets. How many do ya'll have?
explosivekow 4 years ago
well of course soduko is a mind puzzle and you obviously have to think about it....
anyways yes we did diserve third the only problem with our show is that it wasnt 100% there and the only reason for that is because we have 127 sets. How many do you guys have?
explosivekow 4 years ago
This has been flagged as spam show
WTF! This show sucks ass!
scolin07tennisgal 4 years ago
Yo, this is Jeff, good job on the lady bugging Josh.
mystdragon333 4 years ago
congrates on winning BOA San Antonio! i really wanted to see your show live, but i was also performing! the ladybug is so cute. my band stayed afterwards to watch you guys play your show!
arreda92 4 years ago
I just like to say that I'm from Churchill, I made this because It Marcus had a seriously awesome show and I had to show what I could. Yay 4th Place!
clarinetlover87 4 years ago
BOA is pretty much a reputation contest
ty9793 4 years ago
yea i saw yall's show....amazing...amazing i saw it from the side but i loved the music and when i heard the podcast about you guys and it said what it was about i almost cried. i hope that just cause we made 1st everyone wont hate us... we're all equal, we all spend time out in the hot sun and work hard. we're no better than anyone else, we're family and besides next year's a new year.
crewkidd 4 years ago