Sexiest rifle line EVER.

Love the butt pom-poms. Sexy.

That cold open in the guard!!! OMG!!! There has never been such a thing. It was just plain perfect.

I will never tire of seeing this show.

I've always loved those double flags. If I'm not mistaken, 27th pioneered the double flag.

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.

10:01 Uh....did the DM shart?

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.

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.

Oh My!! They played The Wee MacGregor!!! How utterly Scottish can you possibly get?!?!?!

Why this group never won top spot is beyond me. They were amazing in every way.

Best precision guard EVER.

27th Lancers...why oh, why did you leave us? Easily one of my all time favorite D&Bs.

My GOD! There has never been such a rifle line as this!!!

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.

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.

Alas...we didn't get to see the guard at the end of the drum feature. That's always the best part.

Dat Guard tho!!!!

This corps...79-81...is probably my ideal DB. It's just fricking amazing.

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.

This video is the reason drum corps had no reason to morph into what it is today. Pure pageantry and precision.

27th is one my favorites of all time.

素晴らしい！

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 ????!?

They were awesome and the epitimy of real drum corps. It is funny to see how many judges were involved in those days.

Outstanding well-rounded corps. Hats off!

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 !

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.

I still feel the goosebumps 40+ years later.

Love me some 27 in the morning! One of my favorite corps!!

When color guards WERE color guards. 27 was one of my favorites when I marched in the 60s and after aging out.

As ever, Happy Birthday George 2:40

He was the first the only star ,shining in the North Eastern Hemisphere of Drum Corps History. Surely missed 😊

Here from Reddit. Holy cow what a wonderful show!

Privileged to witness that show.

RIP Bob Cotter, drum major. From Norwood, MA,. Signed, a Deb.

I was rhere that night. Emotions.

Still have my souvenir of that flag tee shirt I bought from a late season 1983 show in Cary, NC, two weeks before finals!!

Even today no colorgueard matches the talent and excitement of the Lancers.

Powerful!

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

27th and The Bridgemen. Man o man!

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.

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.

And this beat phantom regiment; I think not.

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.

TWO SEVEN!

My last show after five seasons

That rifle save near the end....classic

Totally should’ve made finals in 86.