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Boston Crusaders drumline throwing down in Indianapolis.

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u/StringUseful3395 Jan 26 '23

Kind of disappointed by the constant metronome

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u/perrywclifton Jan 26 '23

I guess me being a drummer myself has desensitized me to that kind of thing. I hardly even notice it as background noise anymore lmao

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u/StringUseful3395 Jan 26 '23

I'm a musician too, but this metronome is pretty loud, and at such a high level of performance it shouldn't be noticable to a spectator.

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u/perrywclifton Jan 26 '23

In the marching world it’s incredibly uncommon for metronomes to be absent during lot warmups. If you want to see this stuff without a metronome, here

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u/StringUseful3395 Jan 26 '23

If this is a warmup, then that makes perfect sense.

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u/perrywclifton Jan 26 '23

Yeah no this is one part of the ensemble warming up for the actual show

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u/kamaaina16 Jan 27 '23

Oh, the title and spectators made it seem like a performance

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u/remlapca Jan 26 '23

Your link sounds like two bands playing different songs at the same time. Like Exhumed and The Supremes

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u/Garmgarmgarmgarm Jan 26 '23

During actual performances drum majors conduct to keep time.

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u/yekirati Jan 26 '23

Haha, I did marching band in high school and college and barely noticed the Dr. Beat! It’s funny coming to the comments and realizing how desensitized I am to a sound that should definitely be incredibly obnoxious.

I was honestly more distracted by how badass those Assassin’s Creed hoods were. What an awesome uniform!

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u/ecodrew Jan 26 '23

I'm a percussionist and former drum line member... And I have violent thoughts towards this high pitched metronome, haha.

Their playing was clean AF though.

Had to go back and listen... Caught a 32nd note bass split! Noice!

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u/500SL Jan 26 '23

You’re right!

I played snare in a corps for 3 years.

Best time ever!

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u/Jon29go Jan 27 '23

What's the bpm of your car blinker? When a bulb goes out and it starts going fast, every corner feels like Queens of the Stone Age.

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u/perrywclifton Jan 27 '23

Now that you mention it, around 140 bpm probably

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u/WhisperRayne Jan 27 '23

ugh my favorite thing in hs band was when i would listen to my music in my noggin and a car blinker would match up the time

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u/Nevroyne Jan 26 '23

Lol same. My thought to that comment was “wait you saw the bass roll at 0:48 right?” And still opted for the met comment?

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u/Necromancer_katie Jan 27 '23

I thought it was there to set the mood lol. Cause they are kind of assasiny no? 🤣

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u/itsgabrielsimao Jan 26 '23

Pretty sure that is the opposite of what a drummer should do.

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u/StGerGer Jan 27 '23

Drummers play along to metronomes until it’s part of them, especially when marching. Practice with a met is essential to get as precise as is needed when playing with an ensemble like this

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u/Siggydad Jan 26 '23

It's practice, or a warm up. Notice they are not in full uniform, no football field or crowd.

I marched drum corps and I miss it

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u/Bmansway Jan 26 '23

More Cowbell !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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u/v3ra1ynn Jan 26 '23

That didn’t bother me, but the one guy heckling through the entire almost 3 minutes certainly did.

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u/bennymk Jan 26 '23

Yeeaaaaahhhwwwww

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u/WWDubz Jan 26 '23

They didn’t change the fire alarm batteries

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u/itsgabrielsimao Jan 26 '23

They were probably only rehearsing?

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u/quarantinemyasshole Jan 27 '23

Reddit armchair neckbeards never fail lmao. It's a fucking rehearsal/warm-up.

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u/hmspain Jan 27 '23

In the immortal words of the band director... "Don't MAKE ME break out the Dr. Beat!" LOL

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u/Unlucky_Clover Jan 26 '23

They do this a lot for practices. They’ll practice it all day but it shouldn’t be heard during actual performances

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u/ijustghostedmyfriend Jan 26 '23

This is there warm up rehearsal

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u/MigitAs Jan 26 '23

I mean I give them a pass because how else do you keep that many people in sync like a couple people could probably do without it but not that many imo

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u/StGerGer Jan 27 '23

This is a warm up, they perform without it. You spend years learning techniques to play cleanly in this setting, and from the performer’s perspective when you introduce horns you sound out of sync with them so it gets even more complex

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u/Greensssss Jan 26 '23

Fuck me look at them go!

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u/SignalTrip1504 Jan 26 '23

I hope we have progress far enough were these guys are consider the jocks now and not just the band geeks, these college kids are talented af

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u/perrywclifton Jan 26 '23

Oh trust me, everyone still gets called band geeks

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u/DaniK094 Jan 27 '23

I will forever be a band geek and I'm 100% proud of it. Best years of my life.

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u/Moth_Jam Jan 27 '23

Bari sax player checking in. Band geek til the day I die!

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u/RealiGoodPuns Jan 27 '23

Bari is best baby👉👉

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u/DaEpikTrolle Jan 27 '23

fr wish i could stay at that time forever :(

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u/VictoryAviation Jan 26 '23

These aren’t just college kids. There are some pretty young performers that aren’t even in college yet out there killing it. The level of musicianship and athleticism required for DCI is mind blowing.

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u/hijole_frijoles Jan 26 '23

Just fyi this isn’t a college drumline. It’s an independent organization part of DCI, which u have to pay to participate in

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u/Kdog9999999999 Jan 26 '23

To be fair, people loved the battery! At least in my high school, we were about the only "band geeks" that were openly accepted.

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u/Happy-Temporary-3600 Jan 27 '23

Not to mention that each of the snares are about 25 pounds each and those tenors and the lowest bass is like 50

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u/NowoTone Jan 27 '23

A snare at 25 pounds? Mine weighs 7!

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u/ultimateVinpix Jan 26 '23

As someone who was in a competitive marching band in high-school, everyone complaining about Dr. Beat is heartbreaking. That thing is just a guide to make sure you're on time during pratice.

This looks like an amazing show. I hope they did well.

GO BAND AND TAKE THE FIELD IN COMPITITION!

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u/perrywclifton Jan 26 '23

They tied with Bluecoats for second at DCI this year. Was hoping they’d win but what can you do?

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u/C-W0LF Jan 26 '23

How did the devils win anyways? I saw a few blatantly misaligned blocks in their show whereas the crusaders were crystal clear, I just don't get it

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u/perrywclifton Jan 26 '23

Impeccable musicianship. Also the forms were much cleaner from the front, where the visual judges are

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u/C-W0LF Jan 26 '23

I just don't understand how there can be visible dirt on a show in finals that still wins. It makes me wonder how much of the devils' success is based on reputation rather than performance. Imo it was boring and basic with a few impressive sets filled in between with cluster sets that can't be checked for alignment.

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u/ColorMeTickled Jan 26 '23

Haha! What a bunch of nerds!

Sobs from lack of achievement (This is actually really rad.)

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u/flatwoundsounds Jan 27 '23

I love calling my band students nerds. They always seem offended at first until they realize I'm saying they're one of the cool band geeks who's in this special little club now.

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u/181814 Jan 26 '23

The metronome ruins it all i can focus on is the beeps

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u/asdf072 Jan 26 '23

I know, but they only use it for warm-ups. This isn't the actual show.

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u/TangyBoi3 Jan 27 '23

you can tell exactly who doesnt play an instrument from any mention of a met

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u/SumpCrab Jan 27 '23

Yeah, I didn't even notice it.

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u/mars935 Jan 27 '23

I've played trumpet for 11 years now and I still found it really annoying here

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u/TangyBoi3 Jan 28 '23

they're outside, it kinda has to be noticable, must be a marching band thing ig

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u/SwingJazzy Jan 26 '23

98% of drumlines are like that

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u/IAmAWoman4 Jan 27 '23

I actually kinda liked it, made everything feel more tense lol

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u/vizirjenkins Jan 26 '23

BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP

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u/perrywclifton Jan 26 '23

We actually say bink bink bink bink bink

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u/killfriendlly Jan 26 '23 Rocket Like

No we dut dut dut dut.

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u/perrywclifton Jan 26 '23

True, but making fun of Dr. Beat is a different story

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u/DrMcJedi Jan 26 '23

He only has a Masters degree…

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u/adamantium4084 Jan 27 '23

This guy duts

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u/jpfeif29 Jan 27 '23

Dut dut dut

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u/JustAnotherUser2079 Jan 26 '23

Not quite my tempo

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u/RainbowAppIe Jan 27 '23

Are you a rusher or a dragger?

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u/Solonotix Jan 26 '23

In my high school years, one of our drum instructors was a former Boston Crusader. I still use his drum warmups he gave us. While the Blue Devils and Cavaliers were my favorites, Boston Crusaders were up there, typically ranking Top 5 at DCI.

I never made it to that level, but seeing these guys takes me back to a time when I had dreams of being a professional musician. While I much prefer my cushy developer job and lifestyle, the nostalgia still hits me hard

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u/Kdog9999999999 Jan 26 '23

My school funneled pretty much everyone into the Devils. We had a Devil, Cavalier, and Phantom training us, it was an awesome team.

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u/Distinct_Bar5430 Jan 26 '23

These boys are CRISPY

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u/breetome Jan 26 '23

Very cool! Thanks for sharing this. Who doesn’t love the drum line!

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u/perrywclifton Jan 26 '23

Of course. Drum corps in general needs to be exposed to a bigger audience lol

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u/breetome Jan 26 '23

They definitely have some serious ass skills! Fun to watch and love the sounds.

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u/Nat20downcliff Jan 26 '23

For all the people wondering about the metronome, this is just one of their warm-ups, it's a practice tool used to help make sure that everyone is staying in time and tempo

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u/Jtiago44 Jan 26 '23

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u/passivearl Jan 27 '23

That was a cool video, but came to the comments for this lol I wonder if this movie is as timeless as I remember, gotta go watch it now

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u/SaintJimmy1 Jan 26 '23

Was not expecting to randomly spot a guy I played jazz with in high school lmao that’s crazy.

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u/SecretaryTypical Jan 26 '23

I appreciate the diversity of people drawn to the same interest here. Music is an amazing thing.

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u/necbone Jan 26 '23

da beats

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u/vAmoureuxx Jan 27 '23

We actually only had two members from boston this season. Most members are from texas!

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u/Victor_Korchnoi Jan 27 '23

Wait what? How does that work? Do you guys not practice together?

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u/vAmoureuxx Jan 27 '23

We have monthly camps in Texas, and then in late may we all move in to a college in Vermont to have spring training, rehearsal 12 hours a day for about a month, and then we leave for tour.

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u/Wizard_Hatz Jan 26 '23

Bruh when did this happen and what part of Indy?

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u/perrywclifton Jan 26 '23

DCI World Championships, held every August at Lucas Oil Stadium. This was just one drumline warming up out of over 30 other competing groups

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u/Wizard_Hatz Jan 26 '23

Awesome might check it out this year!

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u/perrywclifton Jan 26 '23

Well worth it. Tickets go fast tho so it’s probably best to get them ASAP haha

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u/VictoryAviation Jan 26 '23

When do the finals tickets go on sale? I haven’t been keeping up with it.

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u/perrywclifton Jan 26 '23

They’ve been on sale for a bit I think

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u/VictoryAviation Jan 26 '23

Oooooffff going to check right now. I took my parents to see the finals in 2018. My dad is a retired band teacher. We’re both professional musicians (Army band for both of us as well). It was freaking fantastic. I’d seen many regionals throughout the years but not finals. I definitely want to go again.

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u/indygirll Jan 27 '23

There’s still tickets left

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u/VictoryAviation Jan 26 '23

It’s waaaaay worth it. Seeing the finals live is so much more immersive than watching it even on the biggest OLED flat screen with huge speakers. It’s just better in person.

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u/Easy-Constant-5887 Jan 27 '23

Attending these warm-ups at Military Park is also entirely free! You can spend all afternoon/evening watching all of the different drumlines and brass sections warm up.

100% worth it whether you get a ticket or not

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u/colormecryptic Jan 26 '23

This is a stupid question but I’m genuinely curious, if anyone knows. Why do the snare drum players hold the two sticks differently?

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u/perrywclifton Jan 26 '23

It’s called traditional grip. Holdover from when slings were used to carry snare drums and they would tilt to the right. Holding the left stick like that made it a lot easier to play with that hand. It just carried through to modern times. Some groups still tilt their snares to the right for this reason but most don’t.

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u/colormecryptic Jan 26 '23

Ah thats so cool thanks! Is there any difference in ability or coordination in the two hands based on the different grips?

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u/perrywclifton Jan 26 '23

Only real difference is source of rotation, for the right hand the wrist moves up and down and for the left it twists. It feels very natural once used to it

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u/b4d_vibr4tions Jan 26 '23 edited Jan 27 '23

Hearing that metronome caused some flashbacks to high school drum line/marching band, dear lord. I miss my bass line. That shit was fun.

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u/IndependentPound2679 Jan 26 '23

My volume is muted, so I'm not actually hearing it, but those costumes are lit 🔥🔥🔥

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u/perrywclifton Jan 26 '23

Check out Bluecoats’ uniform design last year, it was craaazy

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u/dizdawgjr34 Jan 26 '23

Those were probably my least favorite uniforms of theirs in a while tbh. I loved the uniforms in their 2019 show, looks cool up close and the blue really pops off the field when watching from the box.

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u/grunkfist Jan 26 '23

I was the guy hitting the bottle with the spoon.

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u/DCIpenguin Jan 27 '23 edited Jan 27 '23

"This is cool, but why are the beeps happening?"

This is just the warmup, they're getting ready for the full show inside Lucas Oil. The metronome (beeps) are for checking their "tempo maintenance"; is everyone approaching the music at the same pace, over the extended periods of time? The instructor (unseen) will help fine-tune throughout this process. There are no 'beeps' in the actual performance. This is like people hanging out before an NFL game watching the QB bomb 60-yarders like a madman, or watching NBA players "warm up" with half-court shots and actually make it.

"Why are there so many people?"

This is just the warmup, it's free for anyone that comes to the park, and this video is from Finals Day; the last performance of the season, no matter what. Lots of people make a trip out of it so they can see it live with about 20,000 other people.

"Why does it feel like there's empty space sometimes in the music?"

This is only part of the ensemble, there's about 90 musicians and 40 dancers/gymnasts/colorguard who aren't there, because this is just the warm up baby

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u/itsgabrielsimao Jan 26 '23

Those guys should also receive scholarships and special “athlete” treatment.

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u/StGerGer Jan 27 '23

Some of us do :)

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u/darkmoose Jan 26 '23

Crusaders? Good luck going to the holy land armed only with drums and sticks...

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u/necbone Jan 26 '23

DEUS VULT!!

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u/UniBlak Jan 26 '23

They used to be called the most precious blood crusaders lol, they were attached to the Catholic Church at one point

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u/LittleDrummerGirl_19 Jan 27 '23

Oh wait that’s dope, I don’t think I knew that about BAC

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u/gjcij2203 Jan 27 '23

So as an old ass football player that drum sound is forever tied to the pregame run out. Listening to this makes me want to run through a wall! The field entrance made you want to kill someone. You would get periodic drum riffs during the game and it was like a subconscious booster.

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u/xilog Jan 26 '23

That was tight.

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u/princess_clitorina Jan 26 '23

GodDAMN they're good! Always loved watching DCI. This makes me miss marching band so much! There's nothing like that feeling of anticipation as you're warming up or lining up on the field. Good times ❤

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u/Dr_Bum_Wiper Jan 27 '23

Redcoats would be shitting bricks if these dudes were in battle

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u/goatpi Jan 27 '23

or the bluecoats

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u/TheHorniestHornist Jan 27 '23

Nice to see DCI getting some love

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u/DJs_Second_Life Jan 26 '23

Cool. The Haka of the drum world.

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u/YourWiseOldFriend Jan 26 '23

That is some grade A percussion right there.

/loves percussion

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u/Remarkable-Log-4495 Jan 27 '23

That was awesome but that one guy is definitely 8 feet/2.4m tall.

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u/mattiecakes1 Jan 27 '23

The guy that looks like sloth from The Goonies lost 50lbs?

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u/JohnDoee94 Jan 26 '23

Funny how this type of thing started as something to intimidate enemies as you marched towards them with now being associated with the nerds of the school.

I think it’s badass.

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u/OkAdvice2329 Jan 26 '23

For those not in the know. Using a metronome is the standard for pretty much all groups from high school to college and independent when rehearsing “in the lot”.

Also those bass splits were crispy as hell.

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u/potheadmf Jan 27 '23

i had a Boston Crusader for a drum tech in high school. he taught us good.

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u/CaffeinatedMD Jan 27 '23

Band director plays Assassins Creed one time…

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u/Littlened Jan 27 '23

Total UK question here, but did this kind of drumming originate in the US? I dont feel it’s something I’ve ever seen anywhere else

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u/solvitNOW Jan 27 '23

This high level stuff is a professional circuit called DCI that operates in the US and Canada and started in 1971.

This is the peak of John Phillips Sousa style marching bands, which pretty much every high school in America with more than 30-40 per class has and almost all universities have.

A lot of university band members do DCI in the summers if they can get in to one (it’s not easy, they are the best of the best).

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u/activatetheroombas Jan 27 '23

it stems from military bands, once they stopped being really necessary in battles they became a way to keep young kids off the streets and it just sort of evolved over the decades

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u/PercussionistsUnite Jan 27 '23 edited Jan 27 '23

Hey, this is a very brief overview, but basically, veteran organizations such as the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion started sponsoring local drum and bugle corps after World War I. (Other organizations such as the Boy Scouts or Police Clubs also took after these veteran groups.) Such corps could be senior corps of all ages or junior corps consisting of youths aged 21 and below. At one point, there were thousands of such corps across the country and in Canada (where it had spread). The VFW and AL started holding competitions based on technical achievement where one would compete in regional to state to national competitions.

However, some drum corps (being at heart, a musical and visual medium) wanted more creative and financial freedom. So Drum Corps Associates (for senior corps) in 1963, followed by Drum Corps International about a decade later (for junior corps), were formed. Now despite the names, these were really only limited to North American groups, although DCI maintains a sparsely populated International Class with slightly different rules. Like with anything those Americans do, Japan caught on, and Drum Corps Japan was formed in 1994. Europe caught on to it too, in the Netherlands specifically where Drum Corps Europe was founded. It's not hugely popular in Europe where a very strong military band tradition had already existed (e.g., British-style brass bands or pipe bands), but there are still some great corps there.

Basically, corps were founded as a patriotic activity for the community and evolved to become the theatrical spectacles we know today (influencing high school and college marching bands as a result). Drum corps is also popular in Japan and moderately in Europe, but it obviously will not compare to where it was formed.

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u/Some_Anxiety Jan 27 '23

My god you reminded me how much I used to love marching

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u/HBICharles Jan 27 '23

I will never not be impressed by a great drum line. SO amazing! Nice work!

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u/woofridgerator Jan 27 '23

Me, watching this as a drummer feeling like this must be what it’s like when basketball players watch nba.

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u/BabyDooms Jan 26 '23

Super neat!

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u/thedeanorama Jan 26 '23

CTS has entered the chat

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u/Foolishly_Sane Jan 26 '23

Absolutely badass.

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u/nigevellie Jan 26 '23

These guys VS Haka dance ritual VS Riverdance guys. FIGHT!

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u/Technoducktv Jan 26 '23

I watched this live, I was apart of dci impact, never did it before and was my last year to actually play in the band, gonna try to become a mentor for it next time

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u/noseysfriend Jan 26 '23

Atleast they let girls in the drum line now!

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u/perrywclifton Jan 26 '23

They have for decades now actually, although I do agree it should be a lot more common

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u/Deadmemories8683 Jan 26 '23

Goddamn this made me miss my drum line from high school

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u/SpicySrirachaBro Jan 26 '23

I’m jealous. I want to join XD

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u/TheBlackJewFromTexas Jan 26 '23

If my highschool marching band dressed like this I definitely would have done it.

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u/Serious_XM Jan 26 '23

Shoulda got 2nd in drums instead of 4th 🥲

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u/sk3tchy_streaming Jan 27 '23

It’s the front ensemble that killed them. If you listened to the bluecoats percussion only show, it’s nuts

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u/MigitAs Jan 26 '23

Fuck Nick Cannon

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u/joeycnotes Jan 26 '23

roll stepping sideways with no peripheral vision! the hoodies look dope tho…

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u/hijole_frijoles Jan 26 '23

Those singlehand 4s on the snare line were sexy as fuck

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u/vforvanessaxxx Jan 27 '23

This just fuels my urge to learn drums

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u/SaltGur9992 Jan 27 '23

Absolutely stunning

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u/keystonecraft Jan 27 '23

Bumpin for the face of redddiiiitttttt!!!!!

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u/nbaumg Jan 27 '23

This bringing back some good memories (sax in marching band)

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u/Madcowgrim Jan 27 '23

People that don't like the metronome aren't musicians and don't understand the importance, or even the amazing job they did when played with that click. The click literally helps you non litterale musical people understand what is going on

I also recommend any person interested in this, to look I to DCI (drum corps international) it is a great program for extremely talented , hard working college age kids

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u/SharpenMyInk Jan 27 '23

It must feel really good to be that good at something.

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u/dlimerick Jan 27 '23

Love those Skyrim thieves guild outfits. Whelp, off to go pick some pockets, maybe lift a drum, lute and a flute… start my own band. “We drink too our youth, to the days come and gone…”

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u/Crazynedflanders Jan 27 '23

Fuck, I miss being in the drumline

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u/SnooChickens961 Jan 27 '23

The fact that they all keep their heads up and not on the drums or where they are stepping makes it all the more impressive.

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u/pmanch Jan 27 '23

Wow fuckin awesome

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u/ECW-WCW-WWF Jan 27 '23

I thought Nick Cannon had more kids than that.

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u/pleetis4181 Jan 27 '23

Cool outfits/uniforms

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u/Nightmarepleasegodno Jan 27 '23

Those outfits look slick as hell I can't lie

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u/0ou812 Jan 27 '23

Dam cool!

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u/sonny_boombatz Jan 27 '23

I could eat my fucking dinner off of that it was so clean.

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u/Longjumping-Farm-445 Jan 27 '23

The control of those snares!!!

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u/danceinstarlight Jan 27 '23

What is this magic?

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u/RedditVince Jan 27 '23

Man , I miss the corps...

Aged out and moved on with life.

It was an awesome experience!

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u/_matt_hues Jan 27 '23

Clean! I wasn’t sure if this was going to be another sloppy but flashy performance like you so often see get posted online.

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u/Kyonkanno Jan 28 '23

My back hurts watching this.

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u/LongjumpingEnd2198 Jan 26 '23

Awesome 👌🏾 👏🏾

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u/mrafee113 Jan 26 '23

I just had mental orgasm.

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u/funzarella Jan 27 '23

This is so badass! Yall should check out drumcorpscoffeeshop on Insta. Makes me wish I had kept up with my music that's for sure!

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u/Sweet-Calendar-412 Jan 27 '23

i mean cool and good technical drumming, but i don't think any style can compete with Brazillian Batucada... this was way too boring and it doesn't really make you want to dance.

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u/mrrapacz Jan 27 '23

click track? back in my day the only click track was the drum major cursing in your ear.

j/k. tho I was in drumline in 1996. tried out for snare, quads, and bass drum. got the cymbals because I rocked too hard.

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u/Craft_beer_wolfman Jan 26 '23

Check out the Top Secret Drum Corps. They are awesome.

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u/These-Assumption-299 Jan 26 '23

American EkaVadyam

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u/twonha Jan 26 '23

I played the snare drum in a marching band for years, and totally geeked out on Top Secret Drum Corps when their Basel (and/or Edinburgh?) performance went viral. Might've been something like 2005.

That was awesome.

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u/haunyed Jan 26 '23

Olodum eat them for breakfast any day of week

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u/macerunner5157 Jan 26 '23

Best uniforms for 2022

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u/curzon394x Jan 26 '23

Why all so solemn? Drumming is serious business I guess eh?

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u/EndingDragon159 Jan 27 '23 edited Jan 30 '23

not sure if you were actually wanting to know or not, but this was their warmups for the last performance of the season. these guys (and everyone else competing there) had all just been through about 2-3 months away from home on tour and it was the final performance. they placed 2nd.

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u/UKFaniac Jan 26 '23

Much love to the hard work, dedication and discipline shown here!!!

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u/MrMooey12 Jan 26 '23

God I love Boston, and seeing marching band get recognition makes me so happy

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u/Agent847 Jan 26 '23

Band Drummers Sync & March

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u/GoodFella-x55 Jan 26 '23

What a name

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u/Appropriate_Dig7454 Jan 27 '23

a metronome ?

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u/activatetheroombas Jan 27 '23

this is just them warming up before the actual performance!

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u/grimice18 Jan 27 '23

They drum… the crowd “yeahhhh, woooo, yeahhhhhhhhhh.

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u/Hung_Hefty_Parsnip Jan 27 '23

One of them looks exactly like my friend that shot himself a couple years ago. RIP