That cold open in the guard!!! OMG!!! There has never been such a thing. It was just plain perfect.
@LyleFrancisDelp12 күн бұрын
I will never tire of seeing this show.
@LyleFrancisDelp23 күн бұрын
I've always loved those double flags. If I'm not mistaken, 27th pioneered the double flag.
@LyleFrancisDelp24 күн бұрын
Ah....Back in the day when marching, music, and precision really meant something. There days, it's all about "choreography". No precision in guard work at all.
@LyleFrancisDelp29 күн бұрын
10:01 Uh....did the DM shart?
@LyleFrancisDelpАй бұрын
OK...thanks a lot videographer. You totally missed the cool guard work at the end of the percussion feature. That's always a highlight, and you missed it. You totally suck.
@LyleFrancisDelpАй бұрын
Were there REALLY 27 snares on that field. Did DCI relax the number limits? I'm seeing a lot more than 126 on this field.
@LyleFrancisDelpАй бұрын
Oh My!! They played The Wee MacGregor!!! How utterly Scottish can you possibly get?!?!?!
@LyleFrancisDelpАй бұрын
Why this group never won top spot is beyond me. They were amazing in every way.
@LyleFrancisDelpАй бұрын
Best precision guard EVER.
@LyleFrancisDelpАй бұрын
27th Lancers...why oh, why did you leave us? Easily one of my all time favorite D&Bs.
@LyleFrancisDelpАй бұрын
My GOD! There has never been such a rifle line as this!!!
@LyleFrancisDelpАй бұрын
I totally and absolutely LOVE the guard take off at the beginning of this show. DM marching forward and the silks doing their crossover. This may very well be the best guard work ever....period. And I'll fight you on this.
@LyleFrancisDelpАй бұрын
Good show, but I'm not a fan of the mid-80s curve-linear drill design. (Please understand...I was a Texas HS band director at the time, and was tasked with writing such drills....I still didn't like it, but it was the trend of the day.). And the guard work just wasn't the same as around 1980. This was always a low budget corps. I suppose their demise was inevitable. A shame really....they were always one of my favorites. Saw them live in Birmingham and I was totally enthralled with the overall show...especially the guard work.
@LyleFrancisDelpАй бұрын
Alas...we didn't get to see the guard at the end of the drum feature. That's always the best part.
@LyleFrancisDelpАй бұрын
Dat Guard tho!!!!
@LyleFrancisDelpАй бұрын
This corps...79-81...is probably my ideal DB. It's just fricking amazing.
@LyleFrancisDelpАй бұрын
Guard just doesn't do it this well any more. They're all about dancing and prancing....never concerned with precision. This is the epitome of color guard work.
@bailoutgolf5754Ай бұрын
This video is the reason drum corps had no reason to morph into what it is today. Pure pageantry and precision.
@user-fb3vd8yn5iАй бұрын
27th is one my favorites of all time.
@BlackBlackHazeАй бұрын
素晴らしい!
@dougbrown9574Ай бұрын
It was THIS VIDEO that convinced me to try to play in the Bridgemen Alumni Corps, when they came back to the field in 2006 for the first time since folding. I saw these guys doing it "just one more time", and I knew I had to try !!!!!!! I had NO drum corps experience, but extensive band experience and 2 years as a music teacher. Woodwind player, but I could get some rudimentary brass chops, so I borrowed a baritone to practice and went to Bayonne. I expected to hear one or two screamers and the rest of the Bridgemen were pretty mediocre. Could not have been more wrong !! They COOKED !!!! I played 4th bari/5 note range, but I had the time of my life ! I will be forever grateful to George Lavelle bringing me in for a true "bucket list" moment. I GOT TO WEAR THE YELLOW COAT !!! How cool is that ????!?
@aeratorАй бұрын
They were awesome and the epitimy of real drum corps. It is funny to see how many judges were involved in those days.
@user-fb3vd8yn5i2 ай бұрын
Outstanding well-rounded corps. Hats off!
@jrimmer49872 ай бұрын
first corps I ever saw first show was THIS corps doing this show. I was 13 became a traditional Drum and BUGLE corps fan for life; and also truly appreciated the Rifle Corps a lot. I joined a RCorps years later !
@DouglasESmith-fu7di2 ай бұрын
I Marched bells this year and loved every minute of it. It was hard to come in second but we won DCI east a week earlier at Allentown and that was amazing. Hats off to Blue Devils. If you're gonna come in second at least you "lost" to BD.
@ArtInOrlandoАй бұрын
And it was a pleasure to instruct your line with you , Laura, Jackie and Lynn!! Hope you're doing well Doug!!
@pauls57452 ай бұрын
I still feel the goosebumps 40+ years later.
@Liquidspaceman3 ай бұрын
Love me some 27 in the morning! One of my favorite corps!!
@millicentmish81803 ай бұрын
When color guards WERE color guards. 27 was one of my favorites when I marched in the 60s and after aging out.
@edmundrichards70223 ай бұрын
As ever, Happy Birthday George 2:40
@edmundrichards70223 ай бұрын
He was the first the only star ,shining in the North Eastern Hemisphere of Drum Corps History. Surely missed 😊
@BiffThad3 ай бұрын
Here from Reddit. Holy cow what a wonderful show!
@jod69843 ай бұрын
Privileged to witness that show.
@jod69843 ай бұрын
RIP Bob Cotter, drum major. From Norwood, MA,. Signed, a Deb.
@jod69843 ай бұрын
I was rhere that night. Emotions.
@dick7powell3 ай бұрын
Still have my souvenir of that flag tee shirt I bought from a late season 1983 show in Cary, NC, two weeks before finals!!
@aerator4 ай бұрын
Even today no colorgueard matches the talent and excitement of the Lancers.
@paul-zx5du4 ай бұрын
Powerful!
@americanspirit89324 ай бұрын
Today is March 24th 2024, Still Loving and watching the 27th classes. I miss the days when we had Real Drum and bugle c o r p s. Former member of the Long Island sunrises, Real Drum and bugle Corps
@LyleFrancisDelpАй бұрын
AMEN
@emayhand5 ай бұрын
27th and The Bridgemen. Man o man!
@Nigelrathbone15 ай бұрын
This 27 show def had an impact on me. But not til I could watch it more with the advent of KZbin. Zengali's drill was amazing. 27 Contra section was a beast. Very tight, strong brass. FINALS corps were awesome. Great year for DCI. My best friend marched Vanguard 78 and BD 79. Altough I marched BD '80-81 had students in Vanguard 80 and 81. I knew college peers marching Crossmen 78, 79,80,81 and Spirit '80.
@billharker54246 ай бұрын
First saw them on PBS broadcast in 1975. I loved the music and the color guard. I went on to teach guard in 1976 and realize how much this guard influenced my early teaching. I love watching these videos because of the memories they bring to mind.
@kevinjohnson52106 ай бұрын
And this beat phantom regiment; I think not.
@LyleFrancisDelpКүн бұрын
Oh yes....and I'm a long time PR fan.
@user-rz1ef6kc2u6 ай бұрын
I’m not real sure why this clip popped up on my You Tube, but it is completely thrilling. We were lucky enough to be at Gillette Stadium the year that 27th Lancers Alumni Corps appeared at DCI Nationals. It was magic. My dad, Bill Maling, now 90 years old, was a member of the McCall Drum Corps drumline out of Philly back in the 40s. He continued to be a drumline teacher, and a drumline judge, mostly in the PA/NJ area. He was a protogee of Bill Reamer, who was well-known in Philly area drum corps at that time. In his retirement, he became active with the Canton BlueCoats organization for a time, and then turned to fife and drum corps, performing with Lancraft Fife and Drum out of North Haven, CT. Drum Corps was a huge thing in my childhood, as he took me along to many competitions that he judged.