1982 27th Lancers

[@pauls5745]

I still feel the goosebumps 40+ years later.

[@juantyson2641]

Yes sir, military style period is awesome. The guard was always awesome.

[@paulmccarthy8434]

Thank you Jim Wedge and George Zingali, and all the young men and women who experienced the joy of excellence.

[@earlviney5212]

27th is sorely missed

[@kateperednia8655]

Just found this post...LOVE TWO-SEVEN ALWAYS...my brother was the mellophone solo at :54...RIP Joe Perednia.

[@prd9601]

The 1982 LP's from DCI got quite the workout at my house. We wore those suckers out! Great year!

[@normanddavid5287]

I love this show. I was there at the Montreal olympic stadium. A great DCI moment !

[@michaelwenhold8117]

Really miss 27!! Great show every year!! Danny Boy is one of the greatest closers ever IMHO

[@gamertooth17]

I agree about the colorguard. I prefer the military style rather than the dance style. And yes, you're correct. 82 was the year corps used the pit. 27th Lancers were the last to use a marching timp line, and that was this year.

[@teresaoftheandes6279]

I don't like the dancing or any theatrics in drum corps.

[@brialx1]

I don't know how many times I listened to this on cassette. Just seeing it for the first time today. Thanks!

[@aaronandraquel]

One of my all time favorite drum corps shows

[@junknspam3]

Sure do miss 27...one of our favorite competitors. Phantom Regiment alum.

[@chickenparm]

Always loved this show, even though I didn't discover DCI till '89. In the back of the first DCI Today I ever purchased I was able to buy a few of the 1982 LPs for $1.50 each and would play the absolute F out of this one!!

[@PaulConradPhoto]

I could listen to Niner Two all day long. Best song any corp ever played!

[@Djembe908]

So stunning. A beautiful drumline and rifles. Love the guard and the horns aswell. Goosebumps allover. Greetings from abroad.

[@michaelwenhold8117]

Gotta love Danny Boy!! Never gets old!

[@expo2781]

82 was the first year for the pit, putting equipment outside the field. 78 was the first year for grounded equipment on the field. The 78 Kilties had large concert tymps grounded on the fifty and 27 had two sets of tymps grounded on the 40 yard line in 1978.

[@thesantafeman]

Kate, I'm sorry to hear about Joe. I marched with him in the french line in '82. He was side 1 & I was side 2. I joined mid season at the end of June so I didn't know him as well as others but he was always a really nice guy with a good sense of humor. I'm sorry for your lose.

[@beverlylehr1696]

27th and Madison absolutely are/were my favorite DCI corps. We have to admit that it amazing that today's generation has the same passion for corps today that my grandfather had 1935 - 1948 (he was well into his 60's when he retired from marching)... My father had in 40's (he tried to run away from home to play with Madison in 1947) and marched with Senior corps in 1961 - 1968 and judged until 1976. Thank God the tradition continues.

[@ZenGrandpa55]

DAMN - I miss this corps..... :(

[@juantyson2641]

I remember the 27th Lancers all too well. They were the most musical corp in the 1980 ‘s and this particular year my hope was they would be DCI Champions. If only the 27th Lancers could return it would be awesome.

[@avaboot]

This show had it all

[@warrenmoore4743]

+avaboot Year before was far more intricate and difficult...esp. Niner-Two.

[@homfencing]

Oh thank GOD! Someone posted the reworked version of an 82 vid, without Rondo and McConnell talking over...every....damned...corps!

[@Raines440]

Wow, the memories. Listened to this over and over in high school and was my favorite DCI performance!Came close to trying out for the Phantom Regiment, but stupid me, having fun with my driver's license took over.

[@ThaSound]

Two Seven yo!👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿

[@Lancerlady]

Standing ovation after a drum solo...love it!

[@thesantafeman]

Would love to see the video from the next day. Half-Time show for a Canadian Football League game. The crowd started heading for the snacks and turned around once we went off the line with "Seahawk". We won over people who had no idea what Drum Corps was. 6th in Finals was great..... but that day was what Drum Corps was about. Long live Two Seven!

[@kateperednia8655]

For the record...I'd like to thank all of you who marched with Joe in '82! That experience was a HUGE influence and inspiration to all the work he did with other drum corps, marching bands, color guards and winter guards. You could also see George Z's influence in his drill writing. It was a JOY-Filled and FUN Life!! Good times...

[@johnhuston9193]

And then George left, and the corps never recovered.

[@ultramannick]

A great adaptation that Don Ellis would be proud of. Despite what you hear, "Niner-Two" is in 4/4. Ellis often said he liked to fool his audiences. My ex-wife, who marched with North Star, hated 27--but she respected what they did on the field.

[@earlviney5212]

That's ok because I hated north star

[@jaysonpate]

I have a drum corp fan friend who who thinks the Lancers were below average. They are awesome! I LOVE IT!

[@27thsnare]

Now that’s funny.

[@earlviney2820]

hi Greg I remember that. in 82 seems like about 10 kids from PGA pa. we're in the corps this year. those were the days!!

[@oldschooldrumcorps]

I like the fact that the rifle line member marched the entire show with her arm in a sling...dedication..Old school style

[@todd8688]

That was the best summer of my life

[@jaysonpate]

We did the same music and drill in my 1st year in marching band.

[@grandpadavid45]

Eastwood high in El Paso 1985-86?

[@alanholck7995]

They peaked at exactly the right time.

[@stevedickson4744]

I know - I marched Freelancers that year and we had beat them in Pittsburgh, but by Montreal they surged it and put us in our place.

[@derekburpee960]

27th was an Elite Drum Corps, made to 2nd place in DCI’s big house no other Massachusetts Drum corps has come close -still!!!!

[@earlviney5212]

That is true

[@earlviney5212]

If you throw out the 74 rebuilding year 27th averaged a 5th place finish for the first 10 years of DCI. Very consistent for those early years.

[@LyleFrancisDelp]

Now THAT is what a color guard is supposed to look like!!!!!

[@earlviney5212]

40 years ago amazing.

[@ImVee10]

@shooster11 Niner-Two is INCREDIBLE! I bought the 1982 DVD just for that:)

[@bajeebazus]

They good old days, when 8 Contras could be louder than 18.

[@LyleFrancisDelp]

2:40. What is this tune?

[@grandpadavid45]

Niner Two. 😎🎺🎵🎶🎶🎵

[@LyleFrancisDelp]

@@grandpadavid45 Thanks. After a bit of googling, I learned this...soft jazz tune by Don Ellis.. Still, I have no idea how they marched to it.

[@kateperednia8655]

That's him..."really nice guy with a good sense of humor." Thanks.

[@kateperednia8655]

Thanks so much...

[@iuhoosier1]

The guard wearing the old “teddy bears”...😄😄😄

[@macdomingo1706]

after so along you dont hear us there is 27th lancer in the phil dbc can you advice us for future thank`s you god bless us

[@earlviney5212]

Taught hornline that year. Finals night was our best show of the year. If we only had another week we could have moved up even more. Changed half the visual in mid season ran out of time.

[@MrPhillipABurns]

wish they could restore some of these old videos like old movies .. . . . a little blurry.

[@ImVee10]

Holy Christmas, sop quartet! How many 6th place corps can play like that today?

[@neilpalmer5577]

6th place, Spirit 86, Star 89, SCV 90, Cadets 91, Crossmen 92?

[@ImVee10]

@@neilpalmer5577 One. Star 89. The rest? Your ears are full of shit.

[@mrsig1000]

27th was 2nd in 1980.

[@billsolari8956]

Dam straight

[@paul-zx5du]

Ugh, cameraman missing the color guard routine in the percussion solo.

[@andyd7663]

Anyone selling the score to this specific arrangement of niner two?

[@ImVee10]

You are correct. MF hosted in 1979. dci.org/news/view.cfm?news_id=58c73476-e95d-4ef0-9136-a9d5463747ce

[@homfencing]

I also KNOW it was Rob McConnell....he made several comments during BD's show about them playing "T.O." "Faster than we ever did." T.O. was not a Maynard tune. The co-host of the 82 broadcast with Rondo was Rob McConnell....it was NOT Maynard Ferguson. If you can find the original VIDEO release that has the continual commentary, it's even stated. End of argument.

[@gregsgoatfarm]

@shooster11: DCI today is different, but not worse. The horn lines are incredible. The music and percussion books are incredible. The drill is incredible. So we don't see symetrical drill from the 70s. I can live with that. Only downside I see in todays DCI is the guard. Too much freedom and too little relationship with the music like we see in this video. And it appears that 1982 was the first year for pit percussion, based on what I've watched so far. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

[@Lancerlady]

You're welcome, I couldn't stand it either! :)

[@homfencing]

Nope....Maynard was not part of the 1982 broadcast...it was Rondo and Rob McConnell. I don't remember if Maynard did the broadcast, btu if he did, it was probably in the 70s.

[@gheilers]

re: (Mr.Man 7 months agoin reply to shooster11) "The shows are not that exciting anymore, to much dancing with the guard that is not needed. No more 'blow your balls off" moments. When Phantom did Spartacus it was like they went back to the late70's. If you was not there in the 70's and 80's.......you missed it." Exactly. Phantom Regiment's 2008 show was an anomaly - a fluke. It was incredibly exciting, and it let the *music* carry the story. It had *no* narration. It was unlike the typical DCI show from the past decade. I cringe every time I watch Carolina Crown's 2013 show. It may have begun with a bit of promise (despite the silly amplified narration), but when it reaches the part with the boy and girl on the park bench...who are SOOOO in love with one another...I have to hit "STOP." Everyone raves about CC's horn line. If it is so good...why isn't it used to its full potential?

[@homfencing]

Wrong, dude. That comment was from McConnel...who composed T.O. Don't believe me? Go to Drum Corps Planet and ask who the hosts were on the 82 broadcast....it'll be Rondo and McConnel, guaranteed. Or, put Rob McConnell into DCP's search engine. Go to the thread "ESPN2? PBS? What's going on?" and read post # 15. Put Maynard's name into the search and you'll see he was host in 1979....NOT 1982. I'm right, you're wrong. End of story.

[@ultramannick]

Gasping......and then they were gone. When Zingali left for The Cadets, the outcome was obvious.

[@longfade]

27 always (kind of) had their thing; kind of like Phantom, Vanguard, and Cadets with some Scouts mixed in. Which is probably why they were always in the bottom of the top 12. I will always love them though.

[@27thsnare]

Sorry buddy. Not sure where you are getting the comment of bottom of the top 12 I marched 6 Finals and only once were we out of the top 6 including close to winning it all in 80. This was my last year excluding our reunion corps in 94. You might want to check your facts or historical scores. Appreciate the love though :)

[@earlviney2820]

Solari on the tromboneium. back then the judges didn't quite like there sound. now everybody is using trombones. go figure.

[@gak27scv]

Hi Earl! Greg Kudlac from Finleyville... I had the privilege of marching this year with 2-7...will never forget it

[@Jesusfreak3378]

go line drill...

[@goldsmith1210]

I want a Trombonium.

[@dancurrier6329]

I am kinda glad that 27th isn't around because they would be forced to perform the boring and silly show that designers are writing today.

[@MrPhillipABurns]

ouch . . . . truth really does hurt

[@bigjacob554]

not trying to get in on this argument, but i honestly don't think DCP is a credible source...

[@Onyourbuzzers]

Don't like the "Pit" it's contributed to some brilliant shows but - it's a marching band!

[@tigerjim33]

not it's not - it's DRUM CORPS !

[@earlviney5212]

Agreed. Way too much pit today. Drowning out the hornline.

[@americanspirit8932]

Drum and bugle Corps are a thing of the past, today they are all marching bands

[@mrsig1000]

The shows are not that exciting anymore, to much dancing with the guard that is not needed. No more 'blow your balls off" moments. When Phantom did Spartacus it was like they went back to the late70's. If you was not there in the 70's and 80's.......you missed it.