Carolina Crown "It Is" Tennessee DCI 2017 Competition

[@squillz8310]

This truly was the best performance of the night. The echoes of the stadium and the clarity of the hornline made this show unforgettable.

[@Rebelhomer222]

No doubt about it.

[@Rebelhomer222]

Also, the BlueCoats were my second favorite

[@squillz8310]

My girlfriend and I were sitting on the right 40 and in the 3rd row, so we were right in front of a speaker. the bluecoats show was brutally loud, but i enjoyed it

[@Rebelhomer222]

It shows that you're a true fan if you can remember your seat and row from almost half a year ago

[@squillz8310]

Rebelhomer 222 hell I remember my seat at the 2016 show too

[@mikeysotelo786]

7:15 the collective “OOOO” because of the echo is sending me

[@Castleromeo14]

i love how the whistle from the crowd at 7:34 resolves the note quite beautifully 😭🥺

[@tannermeyers]

11:29 until the end is probably the most amazing thing I’ve heard in DCI history! There isn’t enough emotion in my body to fully comprehend it!

[@TheZacman2]

Yeah Bach was a genius.

[@andrewlatchansingh7773]

11:22 Ladies and Gentlemen may I present to you The Jim Ott award

[@christopherbernhardt]

The phone microphone does a better job at capturing the magnitude of the sound than FloMarching does lmao

[@dctrbrass]

Crown has just owned this decade :) Finally saw them live this year. omg....they're dominating like the Cavaliers did last decade.

[@BerserkRain]

Me too I finally saw them in 2019 and holy crap that hornline was sent from God himself

[@jjh2456]

Luke Barnes they have won 7 of the last 11 Otts. That is a dynasty right there.

[@Ace_v120]

@@BerserkRain nightbeat was fucking amazing. i liked the closer change

[@dctrbrass]

@@BerserkRain :) lol yeah freaking awesome. Considering the ages, the brass teacher(s) must be amazing.

[@pollochristo565]

@@jjh2456 And on all but one of them, they got second.

[@JordnV_8]

4:25 THE HIT

[@MiraDaWulf]

Legendary

[@Castleromeo14]

7:09 even better

[@aerator]

They are truly God's Hornline. It is amazing that humans can execute such perfection in such large numbers. Go get em Crown.

[@Bobobo-bo-bo-bobobo]

Amazing that you could hear the tenors that clearly even that far back

[@carreracardwell7952]

4:30 is SO slept on😭

[@augustr.4193]

There's literally a video with 2,000,000 views on KZbin with the exact part.

[@caelg32]

The release at 7:21 might be the best I’ve ever heard

[@calebwmsgolf]

7:09 for one of the best trumpet hits in crown history

[@kotlingoddess]

So good

[@Rainmaker65]

Tasty hit...and I'm also liking the Tuba "sub-basement" note at 7:18 as well. Hell, I like ALL OF 'EM!!!!

[@keemez]

@@Rainmaker65 you mean the synthesized electronic crapola (7:18)

[@eboone]

@@keemez get with the times

[@thephantasticfool]

@@keemez it was actually mic'd timpani

[@fishdinners7760]

GOD the hornline in the closer

[@weaponizedtrombone1793]

i want to have a talk with the 5 ppl that disliked this

[@Allegiant_Rebel]

the problem is the vocals, the vocals ruined this shows general effect imo. its probably just this specific vocalist but with this show and bluecoats 2018 it just doesnt sound good :/

[@bloonawsome7310]

what do you mean? there’s no dislikes haha 😅

[@Glennandsteph2013]

They have been eliminated, Commandant!

[@calebbolik3922]

Straight haters🤣

[@brianross3413]

Please do !

[@NotAJollyPotato]

This hornline. So clean AGAIN. Carolina crown, love em.

[@Bigtomtom79]

I was at this performance and it was truly amazing! Best corps of the night because the venue was perfect for their sound. Despite them having sound troubles at finals, this show was great and this performance was one of their best in 2017

[@alanday5255]

No matter how old I get this still makes my heart jump and pound.

[@BreakwaterCo]

I've always thought to myself, "Self, why don't I hear Bach enough at marching band competitions?"

[@Rebelhomer222]

Could not agree more

[@scottlawson1522]

This show has grown on me in such a slow but faithful way. First half of 2017 I really didn’t like it at all. As time has gone on, I’ve appreciated it more and found it more entertaining.

[@blockaechilds1240]

Scott Lawson first time I saw it I was like meh they’ve had better. After watching it over and over it’s definitely in my top 3 crown shows

[@tommyk0101]

same here. I love the changes that they made in the show through the season.

[@loganjohnson8010]

One of the best opening hits ever.

[@danielsaeger7303]

A beautiful wonderful singer. It's a shame that AMAZING hornline got buried underneath all that. The hornline keeps ringing in my ears and my eyes start to water.

[@TheGodsMustBeCrazy]

I feel so bad for this vocalist. I'm sure she had a dream of a lifetime touring with a drum corps and people were relentlessly piling onto her because of a decision that Crown's staff made on wanting a vocalist for this show. In my opinion, I really liked what they did with the show. She was the cherry on top of a great show. Yeah we all know Crown's hornline is the best hornline in DCI. She complimented it really well. Everyone sh*tting on this show for vocals can just go watch their beloved DCI from the 80s or whatever and let the rest of us enjoy modern drum corps.

[@TheGigaChezit]

Normally I’m not a fan of vocalists in a marching show but the way they performed in this show just makes it perfect.

[@PaulsPlace]

I'm glad KZbin recommended this video to me.

[@Lacheddar1990]

Dear God

[@ike7153]

I was there and it was great

[@confuseddreamer]

Man, that "money shot" chord in the opener and reprise in the closer should be banned for pornography on the field

[@chrishooge3442]

Gets me every time

[@lmited880]

It iiis what it iiis

[@the1aj39]

Underrated 🤣

[@ethandamura7979]

Hammer dropped at 4:25

[@hqasimi9947]

good audio quality thanks for the upload friend

[@Rebelhomer222]

Absolutely, my friend. Thanks for the props

[@the1aj39]

0:11-0:55, 0:55-1:25 2:54 3:07-3:38 4:15 8:08 9:54 11:25 Best parts 👍

[@carlosmiranda2140]

You forgot 7:20

[@manuelayala6371]

Who is a wicked fan

[@Rebelhomer222]

ME! "It Is" was my favorite show!

[@Redman147]

Once they started going it sounded amazing, but I heard the same hiccups in this performance as many of their "tuning" sessions. It seems the beginning of the fugue gets a few people off so much it became habit unfortunately. Other than that, this is still my favorite performance besides 2013....obviously.

[@TheGodsMustBeCrazy]

I think that's also due to the massive phasing that went on

[@Rebelhomer222]

Be sure to like, comment and subscribe!

[@Epicduck-yg5rb]

1:06 not this dude taking a horizontal video on snapchat smh

[@Rebelhomer222]

Dang, never noticed that. What a Nimrod XD

[@UCCJGUY]

That is the most black men I have ever seen on a DCI colorguard. They were getting it, too! Why was there such a huge gap in choreography and execution between the weapons and the flags?!

[@bonnetroblox]

Wish they didn’t add vocals, just covers up the hornline that sounds amazing.

[@l0xx79]

Core* Sorry lol

[@bonnetroblox]

Doesn’t bother me, you’re all good. 👍

[@andreww.9342]

@L0XX it's spelled "corps". Also corps/ band same thing

[@thatoneguy285]

It really doesn’t cover them up though

[@1049berkeley]

Their guard suffered with its loss of Townsend.

[@loganjohnson8010]

3:22

[@gabrielfrench8382]

@ 4:06 - OH NO... One of the snares hit the drum so hard he lost his stick...

[@kuroux]

oshan brought me to this video

[@Oshan06]

Watch it again

[@kuroux]

@@Oshan06 fire ty bro

[@arielnavia9898]

0:55 4:24 11:26

[@terryhastings2465]

I still don't understand what this show is about... Can anyone explain it to me or tell me where I can find out more?

[@burdrchitect1680]

"It is " what you want it to be. Just enjoy the music. Everyone wants a concept or theme nowadays. For me if music doesn't flow it's a no for me no matter the concept or theme.

[@perpendicularfifths7312]

@@burdrchitect1680 well when theres spoken word that kind of necessitates a meaning behind it

[@martyfore7163]

The show theme is based around deconstruction, an idea that roughly means you break something down and analyze it with the intention of building something new from it. In this case, this is a deconstruction of the drum corps activity as a whole. The beginning of the opener is meant to showcase a more traditional style of drum corps as the thing that is being deconstructed. Crown uses that opening hit to remind the crowd of powerful hornlines that drum corps is known for. The opener is also meant to take on a more literal idea of deconstruction. That's why you see things like the yard lines becoming skewed and you hear things like the melody from London bridges falling down. The percussion feature introduces a feeling of uneasiness that carries throughout the rest of the opener and futher pushes this idea of things falling apart. It reminds me of the feeling you get near the end of a jenga game. There's also some excellent foreshadowing using parts from the beginning of the closer. The ballad uses the song "For Good" from wicked to represent how the activity is changing rapidly from what it used to be earlier in the decade and how this change is healthy for the activity and should be embraced in order for drum corps to grow. I feel like the closer is meant to be a look into how drum corps may evolve as it moves forward. I feel like that's why there's all the weird voice modulation and all of the moving props with the different instruments attached to them. Crown was just thinking of creative ways that electronics and props might be incorporated into future dci shows. It's kinda like a Tomorrowland version of drum corps lol. Once they get to the "I KNOW YOU!" I think of it as a reminder that no matter how drum corps evolves it will always be the fundamental elements of drum corps that truly make the activity what it is. (I just realized how corny the last sentence sounds but I'm keeping it)

[@terryhastings2465]

@@martyfore7163 Thank you very much. I've been wondering for over 5 years. Now I know, it was a total propaganda show, ...that failed miserably. The opening was so good, that made the whole second half of the show unintelligible. They showed what modern drum corps could be with the amazing talent and writing and then showed us where modern drum corps is actually going... into cacophonous nonsense. I also do not appreciate any work of art, no matter the media, that has to be explained to be understood. If can't understand your message with what you are presenting from the title and the piece itself, then you've failed as an artist/designer.

[@liggybwan6798]

1:18 11:50

[@harraspara0158]

Ligma

[@Rebelhomer222]

Bruh why

[@stawberryphotobutspanish]

Whos Steve Jobs?@@Rebelhomer222

[@UCCJGUY]

This is the worst flag choreography I have ever seen from Crown Guard. They desperately needed the former guard staff back!

[@Jon-kx3ut]

UCCJGUY 2019 they got better

[@Actrs3.7]

A vocalist wasnt the move here

[@superadam64]

Nah fam. I think she was the cherry on top of this show.

[@TheGodsMustBeCrazy]

@@superadam64 Facts

[@ethancmcnair]

Super shaky

[@Rebelhomer222]

Go record it yourself then

[@willanthony]

Hold the camera still. I’m about to get a seizure

[@Rebelhomer222]

You try holding your phone above your head completely still for 15 minutes

[@markwilson5608]

"It is" the worst ballad Crown has ever done.

[@sewshilul]

cringe