Phantom Regiment 2007 On Air Part 2

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[MrCharliebush]

why does the Phantom Regiment always have the best music?? why do people not like the Phantom Regiment? and most importantly, why do they keep losing with such amazing shows? so many questions, so little answers....

[syrupandtangerine]

So, jazz running and playing that.. all at the same time... win.

[PhanofPhantom10]

I love the announcer at the end. "Under the direction of Rick Valenzuela, the Phantom Regimentdfjskdhflkajhdslfjkhas­dlfjhalsdjkflaskdjf!!!"

[limegut]

Friend from SCV here with a general response to most posters:

Breaths are VERY commonly choreographed into drum corps shows. Physical punishment is not totally needed in drum corps, but physical conditioning and the realization that you have made the mistake are both absolutely necessary. The precision in music and marching is mind-blowing, do not underestimate it. Not everybody has what it takes to be in a top corps.

[limegut]

Lol, marching band people talking about marching band musicality on a drum corps' video.

[Blazeraj59]

It's like 1 mello is holding the note from 1:55-2:10 !!!!!!

[JSTRonline]

Oh and BTW this is one of the best closers in the history of DCI. Not necessarily the best show in my opinion of course

[JSTRonline]

I think my band suffered this year because our staff weren't allowed to give physical punishment and so ppl slacked off and our endurance was low. And we had a very physically demanding show..

[JLWorks]

I'm not trying to bash marching band but I'm about to march my 5th, and final, season of corps and it's like the difference between dial-up and broadband. Sure we run cause we being punished sometimes, but we also run just as much because we know it will make us more physically fit to march, in turn makes the marching aspect of the show more comfortable and let's us perform during a show as opposed to survive and when we perform better music usually get better with that performance vibe.

[wdbard]

@JLWorks I've done marching band before though without attending the "band camp" and without getting in trouble to deserve push-ups, etc., and I was physically fine. It's physically more demanding to play horn than to march on a field.

[JLWorks]

@wdbard Way to avoid my original point yet again. Entertainment encompasses music AND marching. And all that "crap" is not to help them play better, you're right that would be dumb. It's to help them prepare for the physical demand of the activity. When we want to get musically better we get into an arc and rehearse.

[wdbard]

@aknpler123 Why is that a big deal? Almost anyone could do this.