Blue Devils Drumline 2024 || Aged Out Reacts

The hosts of The Aged Out Podcast, Michael Fantini and Evan Worrell, react to the Blue Devils 2024 Drumline in a 2024 early season video.
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[@TheElephantRyan]

Even their new to BD guys are experienced. One of the snares was on the bluecoats 22 line that won the Sanford

[@augustpappas258]

This writing style just isn’t for me, feels like everything is at mezzo forte or more, everything thing feels like a snare bass or tenor feature, it felt like there’s very little dynamic full ensemble playing, more like displaying chops and skills for the sake of chops and skills. Not that they’re not an excellent group, just feels like not as mature of a full ensemble sound. Love the reaction vids!

[@skeletizer]

I've never been able to put into words why I'm not a fan of BD drumlines but I think this is the best way to put it, chops for the sake of chops. Well said!

[@dncproductions-hh1kd]

Agreed the writing does not make sense the tuning is no great in my opinion and they are always so loud I don’t ever hear any dynamic contrast

[@FOSSIL13drums]

I think Evan said it best at 9:08 He said “This book has a lot of licks”, but what he didn’t say is “This book has a lot of groove”. That’s not to say the book has no groove at all, but to point out there are licks all over is indicative of what you were saying. Everything feels like a feature of sorts, but no “supporting” beats that may sit under hornline or pit moments. Of course, this video doesn’t give us the context of the hornline or pit, so it’s hard to listen to only the battery and say “something is missing”. Without context, it sounds like a bunch of features and licks.

[@DagothUr69]

Facts. No musical at all, it just sounds and looks beats to appease scores

[@ryancox5097]

Hadn't really noticed this myself, but now that someone points it out, hard to un-see it. Good comment.

[@jackpazdernik]

am i the only one that thought they were abt to rip the pulse 24 lick at 8:55

[@mel-px7hl]

Pulse invented fivelets, I guess

[@theincompletepackage]

same

[@DeeboComing]

Ahhh the one were they were on 1 knee with the platforms moving??

[@jackpazdernik]

@@DeeboComing yeah bro

[@Ilsonic]

Yeah bro David Glyde sits at the computer waiting to steal from other groups….or rudiments are just not as unique as you think.

[@tdubasdfg]

I can't wait to see the late season reaction video. These guys are cooookin

[@gavin_bigred]

Best part of the day right here

[@recitative6257]

Their Book is insane this year! I saw them today during rehearsal. I was getting Vanguard 1998 vibes.

[@stevensperber8629]

Saw them on the field in Sacramento. Layered solo section near the end sounded clean, sitting 7th row on the 50. Definitely a risky monent. Im not sure there is a better bass or quad line this year. 🔥

[@isiahrowser]

I laugh every time you guys open your cans 🤦🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️🤣

[@RB..1]

Irish crickets

[@garylagstrom3864]

Go Audrey! Center Snare!

[@imdome9768]

ive been waiting for this video :P i really love their book this year!

[@garylagstrom3864]

My favorite Tenor line!

[@NTPercussion-k6s]

I like to sum up blue devils beats as being hard as hell to clean up and learn but really really fun to play when you know it

[@mitchdrummin3]

30th anniversary of "The Split" (Monkey drumming). 1994 was the OG

[@noahivie1789]

It’s a very dense book, scott out did himself with this one. Seems like they are gradually getting the ticks out. Ig we’ll see in Indianapolis.

[@garylagstrom3864]

Fantini-ism: Blue “Monkey Drumming” Devils! 😄😁😂🤣👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🤙🏻🤙🏻🤙🏻🤘🏻

[@Luke-gw2qg]

Blue devils cooking with the Pokemon music this year

[@zoomlensshow]

I'm surprised you guys watched such an old vid, there are newer ones that sound much better. Unfortunately in different pieces not one nice vid, but they sound much better.

[@agedoutpodcast]

Yea, they definitely have already gotten cleaner since this but this still highlights the whole package really well and allowed us to talk about arrangement and variety. Still too early for us to want to talk too much about clarity anyway at this point in the season.

[@HolyBass6]

Big ol’ break in the snareline in the beginning…

[@recitative6257]

It’s part of their Drill I think. They split up in the opening section and turn away. I thought same thing earlier when I was watching them during rehearsal.

[@tumnus7664]

I think if I was a much better percussionist I would like this book better. I just assume there’s something I’m missing, like freshmen English majors who don’t (yet) like reading James Joyce.

[@garylagstrom3864]

Gotta get my Aged-Out!

[@mcgrud]

For the algorithm. ✊

[@mcgrud]

I _did_ get it. 🤣

[@zoomlensshow]

For the "for the algorithm" guy ✊

[@mcgrud]

@@zoomlensshow 😎✊

[@FOSSIL13drums]

@@mcgrudyou got any videos of the pad yet? Lol

[@mcgrud]

@@FOSSIL13drums Not yet! I ordered the Alpha with custom graphics. So, it will probably take a couple weeks to get. But, I'll def post something when it arrives. 😉🤙

[@CrowT]

Get a Harry Potter feel with those capes flowing around lol. Paraaa-diddleisss🪄🪄🪄

[@garylagstrom3864]

Bass and Snares sound great!

[@garylagstrom3864]

Damn I take that back…the basses are on 🔥🔥🔥

[@Duzzzzzz]

one thing I learned going through music school during drum corps, is not to be so focusing on something like what meter rolls they're are playing without having the music in front of you. A lot of the odd numbered roll patterns are hard to hear, but with the music they aren't that much harder than a triplet or duplet roll.

[@DagothUr69]

BD’s drum score sounds like if I gave three 12 year olds a drumset, a pack of monsters, and told them to go crazy. Then I transcribe each kid to a section.

[@Brockstar]

Right? It's like describing math to a Neanderthal! 🙉

[@joesmiley5726]

It’s hard to play because it’s not music

[@RVVDont]

Completely unrelated to BD. I'm wearing my Aged Out Podcast swag at a local Wings joint in the middle of Indiana. My server turns out to be a recent aged out bass player from Rhythm X/Crusaders/Phantom/Heat Wave. He saw my shirt and then we geeked out for a bit.

[@agedoutpodcast]

Hahaha ahhh that’s awesome! Thanks for sharing!

[@markwilliams3317]

Blue Devils are always a vibe, just not my vibe

[@kaimerager6146]

I can never keep up with Blue Devils bassline

[@gavin_bigred]

Do you guys have a schedule of when you’re doing other reactions? Or do you just do them in whatever free time you both have?

[@gavin_bigred]

Also do you have a discord? It would be cool to have like a community reaction. Like at the beginning of a season we all hold off on watching lot vids to join in the discord and react together even if only you two talk while screen sharing and we all type in chat as it’s happening.

[@agedoutpodcast]

We have a little bit of a schedule, but it changes week to week depending on when we’re able to link up.

[@quentinheise2430]

@@gavin_bigredI like this idea!

[@RB..1]

Those Merlin capes would bug me to no end.

[@garylagstrom3864]

Evan and Michael your thoughts on BD’s book this year with Scojo and Rudy going for a Sanford? Second can they get the book: PISS CLEAN before Finals? Thanks!

[@agedoutpodcast]

I like the book a lot. Very challenging. I still need to see it in context of the whole show to see how well it integrates. -Evan

[@tiktokgenie]

Time for a dance break.

[@Brockstar]

Guys, I'm re-watching this video after watching pretty much all the other breakdowns you've done up until this point. This book is so wildly more difficult than anyone else's I think that deserves remarkable consideration. I'll spare my comments on all the nastiness I've seen on social media commentary about BD this year, but I feel like they're graded on a BD curve which automatically takes them down a grade and a half which simply is not fair.

[@RHG_Drums]

BD books becoming harder and harder to digest

[@Ion848]

6:14 it was NOT fun to play😭🙏🙏 but it’s still pretty juicy. I uploaded a video of me playing it on my channel.

[@AndrewMycol]

For the algorithm 🔥👿

[@SS2Balls]

really like their book this year

[@yslsaintlaurent]

It would be awesome to hear them towards championship weekend, but compared to what SCV, Boston, or even what Phantom is doing... I can't at this time see them in the running for the Sanford. I love BD's book this year. Even based on what you said, they have the ingredients. They just got to cook something up!

[@ARZiehm]

They're (BD) definitely in the conversation for drums. SCV's book is a lot easier than usual and is pretty much at its peak already. Great line, but just not as much demand. Phantom sounds great this year, and Penland is doing a great job with the book, but definitely not as much experienced membership. Boston is absolutely in the running though; they might have finally hit the sweet spot of difficulty/clarity. BD has the most technical book by far though, and if it continues to clean up then they are absolutely in the convo for drums. Would be cool to see them win the Sanford again! Would be dope for Boston too.

[@DeeboComing]

I don't think they're gonna beat Vanguard. This book is just so in your face the entire time. Like legit, my ears need a rest. 🤦🏾‍♂️😭 Did they ever go to the edge???

[@ARZiehm]

Beat them in drums by 6 tenths in Utah... not exactly a small spread...👀

[@agedoutpodcast]

Yea .6 is a statement. On this night, you weren’t close.

[@DeeboComing]

@@agedoutpodcast I just don't see what the judges see. But what else is new.. 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@ARZiehm]

You've been vindicated! By the end SCV was extremely consistent. I would have been fine with SCV or Boston tbh - Happy to see SCV's quality playing was rewarded.

[@DeeboComing]

@@agedoutpodcast well well well... 🙃🙃

[@jacobdefoy3695]

Yeah there gonna win, probably a 99 year for them to be honest

[@PizzaBeatPercussion]

A comment for the code!

[@chrispappas6444]

BD 4th place ranking.... the end of an era is here

[@agedoutpodcast]

You think they’ll be 4th at finals? I’d bet a lot of money against that if I could. lol