2008 Cavaliers Practice (click "watch in HD")

[@unusuallynormal231]

Wish I knew what it felt like to be a part of that drum break at the end, Knowing that at that moment, you and the rest of the drumline are the most awesome thing in the world.

[@cavalierfan2008]

i loved there show!!! regiment to me had one of the most emotional shows of the season... so did the cavies to me... and to actually see them place 3rd in GE... kinda upset me... they worked pretty hard this season... im just happy to see the cavies in the top 5... but regiment winning really made me happy... because now we can call them 2 time world champs!! im looking forward to what they both have instore for next season

[@ELDLtenors]

it kills it every year! definatly my favorite

[@pasta_heals]

Tracking backwards... WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT?

[@SMHMewzik]

It's Drum & Bugle Corps International technically, and thanks guys. This guy definitely marched brass last year. If you want just drums go watch WDL like RhythmX or SCVWDL or The Green Thunder.

[@smithian5128]

Man I miss this DCI! This show was such a masterpiece

[@rc1260]

at 0:40 if you cover up their feet, it looks like they are on a conveyor belt going backwards. absolutely flawless...

[@dtingleff]

ah i was there! in indiana. it was really cool. i totally thought, after quarters and semis, that BD would take it, but holy crap phantom climed BD and Cavies like a ladder. The Cavaliers are sort of my favorite, too.

[@A_Flash1992]

I want to audition for these guys so bad.. man 2008 was great. Samurai was an awesome show with an awesome theme

[@HE360]

I really enjoy shows like this

[@cbkuhlman]

I'm digging the design on the carrier of the snare just right of the center.

[@ctomj]

thats their style. just super relaxed and fun to march

[@JonattanDi]

dammmm man I'm in the Army and i enjoy watching The Cavaliers. I wish i had the time i would definetely pay 4 grand to march Cavaliers.

[@69zaboo]

@drumiestdrummer Michael Gaines. He wrote for them for like 25 years or something like that. Unfortunately, 2011 was his last season as the Cavaliers drill writer

[@ShootAndSpin]

I'm no longer much of a Cavies fan, but I'm glad to see their making changes that seem to be improving their show a lot. I also wouldn't mind it if they beat BD this year. ;-)

[@stixx1492]

that pit warmup!! I love it!! MCM played it this past year and standing ten feet in front of them was amazing. Of course it has changed a little. I believe the center marimba wrote it and lifted some of the chords and progressions from a marimba piece entitled Michi. Cavies sound and look amazing this year. very strong!

[@dtingleff]

I really like the Cadets too. I'm not sure why, but they just give me a good feeling. And I'm with you on the narration. :/

[@ndbass09]

The drum break is so good that it makes me angry...not out of jealousy, but just so pumped?

[@dptcruiser]

Thanks Precision That is the key and you guys nailed it.

[@supercellcoaster]

They started out as a Boy Scouts troupe and have kept the tradition of being all male ever since. Same with Madison.

[@tapbamtap]

It sucks to perfect it but I love it so much more than how they march I just think marching like that just requires too much energy and I love the way straight leg looks

[@rc1260]

I am fully aware, having marched SCV 06 and 07. I was just commenting on how amazing these guys are and the precision they display in their marching.

[@119chuckles]

two words..freakin amazing..

[@NoMartha]

They had swagger and never got it back, They've had it.

[@zuneman3]

their line is huge!

[@stubbyt34]

i'm pretty sure the stuff the pit was warming up with was from the Ewazen marimba concerto

[@DrumlineAV]

thats funny that you got a shot of Cavalier snare tech playing through SCV's snare break from 2002. I just put up some vids of him playing in SCV's line on finals day playing that exact same solo with ralph and jim and murray walking around checkin him out. Check out my 2002 SCV vids to see what Im talkin about. nice vid by the way

[@tr0gd0r0090]

@Superunknownful I'm not sure but at :47 they're playing the opening to the eric ewazen marimba concerto. Supposed to be in rolls but they made it a block chord exercise. Cool!

[@cavalierfan2008]

to be honest BD's show to me doesn't really cut it to win this season trust me i would know and as well as others... tomorrow at the start of world class championships should be a very exciting thing to see... but if you ask me the cavies want to win for there 60th... and i'll hold my class to that go green machine!!

[@EFRproductions]

wow thats amazing

[@cauasiannese12]

there sponsor is yamaha but the wooden blocks are im guessing from latin percussion

[@BenjyBraude]

Does anyone have the music to Ad Astra (What the pit was playing)? I always thought it was just a Mystique warm up.

[@greeneyedchick]

Yeah, I'm already a huge Cavies fan. All their musicality and form is so tight. The pit is amazing. The guard is so beastly and synced. But somehow watching all the videos of the shirtless practices, I get a bit distracted....

[@Zefosi]

I'm wondering what the field smells like when its really hot out

[@69adrummer]

I'm sitting here going "jesus, that's a high school?!" lol looks like a college field!! sheezus!

[@AnthonyMariano2112]

A click on the rim of the taiko drums doesnt sound how one would think it would sound, it sounds better!

[@ethangrubb8318]

Those carriers are dope

[@tehmarzvotla]

Cavies' pit was so baller this year.

[@MrZepher67]

The Excels they used to use are literally the cheapest equipment you can get. They let you customize the part of your harness that was not visible through the uniform.

[@HaroldandFred]

Holy Shit! That was amazing.

[@ajkeel]

@TacoOnABoat it used to be in old drumlines, the band director would have the bass drummer do cymbals too , cuz having two people do a one man job could mess up timing for both, so they gave it to basses... but here, i think its just for more dynamic figure to add to the pit.. good luck on quads dude... ima pit turned bass player myself :)

[@tapbamtap]

Drum corps in HD On your 32" plasma screen TV as your moniter =D

[@tmandrumma4]

BO!!!! WHAT A BEAST!!!!!

[@jtnoodle]

The dudes twirling around with the flags are hardcore. lol.

[@Drumskyle]

anyone have sheet music for the battery on this piece?

[@Drumbreak1]

it's the lick from the mvmt 3 excerpt in the 09 audition packet i can play it, it's actually not that hard if you build up to it, although there is that 15:16 section (no typo lol) which is just plain odd lol

[@tartanmusician]

Haha, I understand that, I mean the banished thing, who's that? FHSSnare mentioned him a while back

[@thebinarybiscuit]

I love what the pit is playing at :47 - 1:04 What is it? Is it part of their show?

[@Ooshbala]

love the snare part at 3:30!

[@FoSalgueiro_Music]

i only see 4 basses in the end?

[@Jerahmeel]

If you look at the sideline, he is just chillin there. Hahah

[@Skreemull]

actually you don't have to pay four grand, they pay you, you just have to be good enough in the audition to make it and in good enough physical condition to practice 6 hours a day every day. its only ages 18-20 sadly because they don't want alcohol involved. there is also the santa clara van guard

[@dtingleff]

Yeah, and sometimes with Phantom... they're RUNNING while playing walls of sound.. holy crap. Crown's sound is pretty good too.

[@tartanmusician]

Haha, that wouldn't surprise me if it was...Cavies do some crazy stuff

[@Palavalve]

Nice HS stadium. Oh, and I guess the Cavies are okay too. =D

[@JBDrums.23]

they're based off a boy scout troop. so they are keeping it all guys to stay with their boy scout background. just like Madison

[@Jerahmeel]

Actually, I looked again, and there are 4 basses in the other run.

[@rockstarduh5]

Anyone know what that like Japanese sounding wind instrument at 1:34 is?

[@tehxGuardian]

Damn, INTENSE!

[@bmkaiser00]

huh... i never thought of that. good point though

[@Jerahmeel]

4 basses? Was someone missing?

[@rockstarduh5]

@Jiffybob47 Yes, girls can play in DCI. Cavaliers along with the Madison Scouts only allow men because they formed from the Boy Scouts, but all other corps allow boys and girls; However, trombones and all woodwinds don't participate in DCI. I guess woodwinds just don't make enough sound and trombones are too awkward and clunky to carry.

[@babygirl91580]

woa thats alot of work!

[@cavalierfan2008]

well im just a huge fan of the cavies and phantom regiment... cavies for visual and regiment for music... geometry in motion and a wall of sound... more to love... i personally did not like BD's show but its just me they still performed very well though

[@harristhecavaliers]

sorry guys. just wondering.. is this clips are lagging/not smooth in term of visual or is that because of my internet connection?

[@mtdukefan30]

which one of them is banished beyond?!?!?

[@A_Flash1992]

good stuff.

[@Crazd22]

Is there some sort of good reason why not?

[@MilknCookies414]

yeah those guys are intense

[@MrPimvis]

heavy bass-turns @ the end!:P

[@mrpotatoman9001]

Quad 3 is my lesson teacher lol, AJ Cowall

[@77yokuyoku]

青春すなー！私も入りたい！

[@Erichx14]

whats the pit playing at the beginning?

[@tapbamtap]

since when did val kilner march snare for Cavvies?....

[@abby69platt]

i marched there last year for a contest to march in the Alamo Bowl... i feel completely unworthy...

[@DrumSurfingRulez]

he's playing the finger cymbals.

[@fhssnare]

he is originally a quad guy you can tell by his technique..

[@dggames]

cant wait for mad world

[@christianbase]

sick! sick!

[@dEMuKi0]

where's bass 5? :o

[@cyanimide2]

wheres the 5 drummer????

[@cru4you]

wow this makes me wanna march cavvies lol

[@Tehdrumr4life14]

1:08 on started giving me chills

[@NHDL04]

you didnt march there this year?

[@mtdukefan30]

really? I've heard split center 08 but that could be wrong

[@babygirl91580]

@TheAktivision whats that supposed to mean?

[@Cheznikkkk]

Where exactly is the 5th bass drummer?

[@theDrumkilla]

It's there.

[@4545sarah]

Does anyone know which high stadium is this from?

[@rreemmzzrruullee]

what the rising sun harness?

[@Drumbreak1]

@thebinarybiscuit no, just warm up etude i believe

[@theonlysin]

love the pit with those Japanese or Korean drumming.

[@AlexHuneycutt]

At 2:09, he has to wear something white so the black line will show up :D

[@wcboy94]

haha hd is so tight!

[@beastdrummer555]

SO whats the deal with the different colored harnesses?

[@tartanmusician]

I'm lost, but interested...care to explain? Who are you guys talking about?

[@triedge91]

a marching band with all guys with no shirts...i feel like im watching a foreign porno lol

[@fi0nne]

haha.. sorry, 'm from a military band in SG, we call bands -band. we don't call bands-corps. not used to it :D

[@MLGWizzle]

Lol. That's hilarious.Good enough to be on the Cadets snare line but doesn't know left from right.

[@ajkeel]

@cl0420 its been like that for decades dude xD cavaliers started out as a boy scout group