2018 Santa Clara Vanguard Closer-First closer performance encore at Stanford. July 23, 2018

Epic closer from Santa Clara Vanguard

[@eriktheblue3496]

That was a NO DOUBTER and a their best performance in 30 years.

[@Raymond_Churchill]

@CyrznxtheJuiceman correct

[@seymour_as2498]

Real even now

[@shmevanriceballz2857]

True in 2024

[@clintevans9074]

I’ve never seen anything better. This is the best ending to any performance in the history of marching bands. Absolute perfection!

[@Artremas]

I mean it's great but... Tilt??

[@DeanAbbott1]

and it changed (I think for the better) for Finals.

[@thephantasticfool]

@@Artremas 97.175 vs 98.625... I don't think so

[@Artremas]

@@thephantasticfool we are talking purely endings here.

[@brandonmathis1892]

Crown 2012 tho🤔

[@lars_geurts45]

This is the best ending ever. Change my mind. Bluecoats 2014 was strong as well. But this is just brass flex.

[@lars_geurts45]

@@bennourie3377 yeah i mean. There is a reason it id literally the best show evee

[@michaelmoon622]

**Phantom Regiment 2008 has entered the chat**

[@MichaelMartinez-bn9hx]

@@michaelmoon622 oh no

[@ethanatcheson4484]

@@michaelmoon622 heheee

[@mxtty5633]

Carolina crown 2013 too

[@stevencooper659]

Still the greatest show to date. Writing this on 10-12-2023.

[@faide9894]

frr

[@itsjay3853]

Still agree 5/24/24

[@snail415]

I have no idea how they could play that without crying. The view, sound and air pressure alone must be an unforgettable sensation.

[@arnoldsherrill6305]

I'm rewatching this right now and I'm actually having the hair standing up on my arms and on the back of my neck.... this is what Perfection sounds like period, they deserved every Accolade they got for this performance

[@joshuaduran6993]

Can't stop coming back. This show is proof enough that every corps should have a cymbal line, these guys are unmatched 👏🏼

[@MovableFormula]

This shit is so good I’m pretty sure it warped my perception of what a closer should be since now whenever I hear a show with like one ending chord I think it’s not long enough.

[@KlldbyCuriosity]

ngl I like this version of the sustain more

[@flamdrag]

Your right it hits harder

[@torreywilliams6154]

right? i loved how it switched from mellos to baritones, was an eargasm

[@williamsanborn9195]

The mellophone section that year was so clean, you could eat a full course meal off every last member.

[@dalesteiss8527]

The Mother of all closers........no question.

[@voiceofreason9238]

Watch the cymbals from when the mellos sustain at :50 to the end. Until you've done it you have no ideal how hard it is to spin those cymbals up and then spin them back down again at that tempo in perfect rhythm. That cymbal section makes it look easy but it's not. Just fantastic.

[@SKYBRITE27]

"GOT CYMBALS?!

[@catassistant]

Last year I tried on marching cymbals and tried to spin them like shown here, ended up cracking my fingernail lmao

[@adjmoo]

i lov cymbal

[@catassistant]

@@adjmoo we lov cymbal

[@jackthecommenter2768]

I don’t know how they aren’t just sobbing on the spot this is just beautiful

[@a-gappower1574]

The energy from this performance powered the whole western seaboard for 18 days

[@luiscruz3181]

The band is just beautiful and amazing omgg I cant stop watching this and drum major amazing work

[@skaterboi8433]

I still think this is the best dci show ever imo!

[@Wingmanbill8007F]

Such juicy mellow parts! Epic closer to see in person!

[@JPoo9009]

Never noticed the little slaps of staccato at 0:17 and 0:19 until watching them in this standstill. One of my new favorite parts to this closer!

[@aw-kd1qe]

those were taken out between this encore and the first time the closer was performed in the show proper - still a neat part though!

[@luiscruz3181]

This made me fall in love ngl...I wasnt really thinking about joining but I just love it

[@devinconway4512]

I'm not gonna lie, when I heard this for the first time I literally cried 😂

[@colindriscoll2717]

I have watched this closer for the past 15 mins on repeat and gotten chills each and every time

[@mxtty5633]

1:18 trumpets on the double g!!

[@confuseddreamer]

*hit* no response ... *bigger hit* WOOO! ... *BIGGER hit* WOOOO!!!!! *another hit* creams self ... *brass flexes and ends show* ....and that son, is where babies come from

[@coffeekhan]

SCV cymbals! Always fun to watch!

[@cvanvleet]

Hard to find words...wow

[@AdamInouye]

scv mellos playing an augmented 5th will never not be awesome

[@nicksipich1024]

Gotta love a mello augmented 5th

[@xsoggyeggroll4966]

YESSIR

[@LA_Ian]

YESSIR

[@bigntasty43]

Watching Carl’s cut off during the mello sustain is something else haha. What kind of mic did you use for this??

[@dzinator4225]

when you get a heart on your comment but not a reply to your question.... rip

[@xsoggyeggroll4966]

I was one of the friends lol. He just used his iphone to record

[@nicksipich1024]

Yeah iPhones usually have pretty good mics to record dci stuff as long as it’s not an old phone

[@hostrauer]

Pure rocket fuel

[@MrAndersonneo88]

My god that was good

[@scorp10n30]

the best part is his friends reactions

[@SanjayBalkissoon]

No dislikes you love to see it

[@bluwolf098]

Still no dislikes. I have a thing that lets me see the dislikes, there actually is none.

[@joek7544]

My high school using the same closure for our show I can’t wait

[@notarthur313]

cyfair?

[@dhdusidjdjso]

the drum major is so badass

[@acousticfoam4184]

This, Bluecoats 2017, and Crown 2014 are my all time favorite closers.

[@RishiJalukar]

I really can’t choose between bluecoats 2017 and this. That psychopomp reprise gets me every time, and is the reason I want to become a bluecoat in the future, but this is something else. I’ve only really appreciated this show for the first time recently, but it’s beyond words

[@steveedwards4635]

Holy WOW!

[@channelisfire5411]

Midrange just kills!!

[@davewroberts]

0:53 Those are some destructive lazer beams right there 😮😮😮

[@Frykiller1]

This was early season haha!!!

[@walshnormandy1605]

right?? nuts to think that they actually *improved* over the next 2 months on that! absolutely epic. that's everything that drum corps SHOULD BE

[@threeeyes7469]

Just the coolest thing ever

[@threeeyes7469]

yeah it still is

[@neal0071234able]

This closer has a 2000 cadets closer feel to it..

[@magicalto]

When this was posted back in 2018…literal first impression was “dci better start sizing them for rings.”

[@itsjay3853]

The mellophone warm-up: 1.) 2 Scoops pre workout 2.)Freebase 1 line of cocaine while blaring fortunate son over the PA system 3.) Long tones 4.) Ready

[@duffin3503]

those symbols are so badass!!!!!!

[@dzinator4225]

1:06

[@gwil1470]

you should upload the whole thing if you have it !

[@LA_Ian]

I don’t. After DCI West for this year, they didn’t have the whole show learned so they told us to stick afterwards to listen to their closer

[@mercilpb]

God this closer effing rips

[@gordoncarr8653]

Listen to those Mellophones!!!!!!

[@t101302l]

Can I get this as my alarm clock 1:12?

[@AJ-ju4cw]

Is there a full video of their standstill?

[@LA_Ian]

If I remember correctly when I took this video, they made an announce to stay for a standstill and this was all they played. BC at Stanford they stopped the show before the closer. Probably because they didn’t know or haven’t perfected the drill. I believe this was all they played...they did NOT play their whole show again in a standstill

[@AJ-ju4cw]

@@LA_Ian Ohhh alrighty, thanks!

[@trap4dafu2k0fit]

Barcode on pants, foreshadowing of the mark of the beast.

[@Propane_Acccessories]

You got your mark when you were born and got assigned your serial number erm I mean social security ;)

[@cowapocalypse75]

WHY THE FUCK AREN'T THEY STANDING????????

[@DrewSmith-pm6ci]

This show has ruined closers for me, because it's the best one there is

[@walshnormandy1605]

2 ppl here said "band." I'm out 😡