Cavaliers 2021 Drumline: DCI La Crosse

[@jasonpetitjean8332]

God, what a sick book. They look as if they are having such a good time playing I must say, it's nice to see some of these corps return to more traditional uniforms. I really feel it adds to a sense of identity that you can't get from just a repertoire alone.

[@jacobhanekamp2534]

I'm pretty sure it's because of the costs, but as a person who personally doesn't mind the newer uniforms, it is cool to see the uniforms considering I was introduced to DCI in 2016, one of the final years before the transition.

[@jasonpetitjean8332]

@@jacobhanekamp2534 Certainly, cost is an issue this season. But there have been many seasons in the past, especially since 2010, where corps have done variations on their uniforms that matched the theme of their show, instead of having a brand new uniform every season. I miss that era a lot. Having said that, there have been some slick costumes these past few seasons. I like everything the Bluecoats have worn since they pioneered this new standard. I couldn't imagine Babylon working nearly as well with the traditional SCV uniforms. I love the Crusaders outfits this year.

[@marcaylaamadei7603]

I miss the old Bluecoats uniforms so much

[@DennisJohnsonDrummer]

@@marcaylaamadei7603 Amen to that.

[@Mrtellitlikeitis]

Band corps what an embarrassment

[@FTTPRO]

What in the "Spin Corners" and "four Cycles" is this book? WOW! so many licks and nods to the glory days of Cavies from 00, through 04'! Way to go, Mike! You've fed me the nostalgia trip I've been craving! Tons of "old-school cool references with a modern-day charm! An outstanding book for an outstanding year in DCI. All that's missing are the hi-hats on the snares and this show would be complete!

[@dalenphvsth4573]

The little hi-hats mounted on the snares was probably one of my favorite parts in four corners.

[@mmmbetter55]

Hell yeah, I heard at least three or four call-backs in there- the same with Phantom's book this year (I mean obv they're redoing 2003 so they better)

[@theTenorDrummer]

Well said, frank!

[@Goodboy0953]

The bass drummers actually have the most difficult position in he drum line… Big hats off.

[@StevenJamesBurks]

especially during the swing splits

[@drummersnare6276]

I wouldn’t say the most difficult

[@stevensinde3400]

I think my head just blew off my shoulders. The discipline present in this performance is outrageous.

[@shaumikp1]

how do you mean

[@Luke_Cullen]

Please stay with the OG uniforms

[@jonathant3425]

The one thing I would like to see the cavies do is but the corps proper in all black (not like 2018) with a white sash and only the dm in the traditional green. Kinda like what phantom regiment did in 95-99

[@elansleazebaganno]

:(

[@Twobeatsonesound83]

Hahahahaha😂

[@BlueTheVelociraptorBTV]

“Dci will not be a competition, but a celebration this year” The Cavaliers: *LETS GO BACK TO 2001 WRITING!!!!*

[@shouryushinku9024]

🏆😎😇✌️😇😎🏆

[@FoolProof123]

You read my mind haha. Precisely the year I thought of for the Cavaliers.

[@jimmybx0072]

Sick book, sick tuning, love the throw back licks!!!

[@Demodude1234]

2:50 that split was nasty. So clean. Love it.

[@markspate2037]

Reunited & it feels so good

[@snuffy1pro]

Love seeing Cavies look like Cavies again with (the iconic uniform)..., nice book. Reminds me of Cavies of Old... Go Green Machine....

[@theTenorDrummer]

Yeah, quads. That whole middle section with you up front was CLEAN! Shots at 5:28 !!!

[@tomkaufman3914]

That whole drumline is clean and speedy like the good old days,they could beat the cadets and blue devils this year.

[@Nunyobidne55]

The cavies ARE BACK! Look and sound…..like….. THE CAVALIERS! A rebirth has occurred!

[@Daddynixterdrums]

So I’m not the only one who hears and sees it 🤷🏽‍♂️ it’s rather exciting. Quite exhilarating! Lol

[@salvadorvilla7326]

This book is incredible! Especially the swung stuff.

[@Henry_GamesX]

Those guys are very good at playing drums

[@Atropos866]

guy on the right (his left) of the center snare is teching for my school this year, absolutely incredible drummer

[@crown1993]

This was my happy pill this morning. Thanks guys!😁🔥🥁

[@smdftb8495]

Sprouted a couple new nip hairs because of the snare break. Thanks a bunch, Mac

[@michaelmcintosh1569]

In a poker hand, I bet Josh Brickey the “snare break”, I lost the hand, he wrote that break.

[@smdftb8495]

@@michaelmcintosh1569 haha well as much as I've enjoyed your beats over the years, I'm cool with it 😉

[@joshkirkwoodrealty3643]

It’s nice to see a fun book that is so tasty! Also, the entirely line is really clean, especially given the limited rehearsal time. Really impressed!

[@erroneous3493]

They look like cavaliers!

[@Fat2FitDrummah]

Those green drums tho! 💪🏿💯 And them snare licks...Geez!!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@RickCogley]

Omg this book looks like sooo much fun! Good luck fellas!

[@tylershade6739]

3:30 to 5:30 has to be my favorite segment by far for this year. I'm looking forward to the next season.

[@wtwrush]

The stick click at 1:38 is breathtaking

[@trentbildstein5610]

I really wish these shows were being scored this year. I saw this show a few days after this recording and it felt like a top 2 show. Some are playing it a little safer this year, which I understand. Cavies seem to really be going for it this year.

[@AznAfroMan513]

finally cavies with green drums, looks fuckin sick ngl

[@Daddynixterdrums]

It’s about damn time cavies finally sound like cavies again. I swear they haven’t had the same identity ever since after the samurai show. Long live Brett Kuhn 🤟🏽👊🏽

[@Ridebmx34521]

Hmm. 2006-2009 was Jim Casella... Samurai was 2008. Kuhn is great though!

[@Ridebmx34521]

@@StephenKershaw1 bingo!

[@ColtonBean]

lame take

[@ColtonBean]

@@StephenKershaw1 I don't understand your response to me. This dude just knocked on 13 years worth of drumlines lol. It's a lame take.

[@Daddynixterdrums]

@@Ridebmx34521 yup, still had a relatively consistent identity in those years

[@suebrown5252]

Omg welcome back!!! Go Cavs!!!

[@buckdacious]

1:52-2:10 is fire snares!! Very tasty!!

[@ericm9407]

Love the bugaduhs going into doubled bugaduhs @3:54, bravo basses.

[@jakegodman]

3:11 Ooohhhh snap. I was wondering if they were gonna get Mars in there. Good stuff!

[@bigtex6571]

Mac killed in on the book, and sam and blake killed in on quads fr

[@Art_official_intelligenc3]

God their basses are veeeeeery good. Dope snare solo too👌

[@nathangarratt9091]

4:54 Love the 2011 reference with the basses

[@prince-yx8ok]

I noticed that too

[@shariqarain]

3:16 you know they had to bring it back

[@sungjindrums]

Beginning is so groovin’

[@agrarvideoscloppenburg764]

whats the song name i cant remember

[@elansleazebaganno]

​@@agrarvideoscloppenburg764 Cavaliers 2021 closer lmao

[@agrarvideoscloppenburg764]

@@elansleazebaganno yes but what i meant was the intro of the prince of bel air lmao

[@k1001001]

The visual at 3:45 is great!

[@Mayhxmmmm]

GREEEEEN MACHIIIIIIIINE

[@daskrete]

THANK YOU CAMERA MAN 1:22

[@zanderman27]

Yes! Green uniforms!

[@jeromieb038]

I'm loving the funky beat

[@Hillbilly-mgjwv]

Holy exaggerated tenor-wave Batman ! Good stuff.

[@canalbandashow]

*Very Nice performance* 👏👏👏

[@benf1111]

Love the uniforms.

[@TFordSuperstar]

Great book! 1:50 reminds me of Mac's 2008 Bluecoats book.

[@nickniehaus1763]

I can hear it lmao

[@nickniehaus1763]

Although there isn’t a dick flop at the end sadly

[@kolbypaquette5995]

I actually started drooling

[@jaxsage5767]

Still a favorite. Go Cavs!!!!

[@wtwrush]

need need NEED a transcription of this

[@ThaSound]

‘Cavies Green’ Drums Yo!👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿

[@markwalker6692]

Reminds me of cavaliers 2002.

[@Revbone450]

KILLIN IT!!!!!

[@Vern-2024]

7:38 -#KillinIt 👍🏼🔥🔥🔥👍🏼

[@brianspencer6523]

Cavs are just bad ass!! I'm a Cadets fan!!

[@thomas_tran8203]

2:50 Boston vibes

[@busunit3824]

You could loop this little part and turn it into a real groove.

[@stythys2945]

I am wild for those basses

[@jacobhanekamp2534]

1:54 okay snares I see you!!!

[@Daddynixterdrums]

Lmao!!! I’m hearing the met 3/4 through and I’m waiting to hear “1!…. 1 & 4… 1 & 4 &! 1 & 4 & 3-4!”

[@subbot8077]

If they actually brought back Fight Club I'd lose my shit in the best way possible

[@cdsnare]

YATES 🤩

[@willtangwu]

YES SIR!!! 🔥🔥

[@adamgreen4839]

1:58 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@edwardfreytag]

Yeah, buddy!

[@garygordon4277]

Cavvies bass is absolutely unmatched

[@subbot8077]

Fr, only Bloo, SCV and BD have come close

[@marcushawkinsmusic]

yesssssssss

[@maudav100]

Love this!!!🔥

[@timetodie571]

@ 4:00 is 2011 cavvies bass feature.

[@nickniehaus1763]

Great catch

[@jambey9792]

Wow amazing groovy

[@KatieStanton]

So badass.

[@dannyhammond9635]

3:50 just realized the tenors throwback here :)

[@Allison_Chaynes]

I promise I'm not trying to be negative, I just have a thought/question about bass splits. Sometimes bass splits, even though they are played perfectly, sound really dirty. I don't know if it's the tuning, or if it's the muffled heads. Maybe it's when they do split 32nd notes with single sticking rather than double sticking. Maybe it's when they do splits between a 1st and 3rd bass player, rather than bass drums next to each other like a 1st and 2nd, or 3rd and 4th. I'm not just saying this with this group, but I see it in all groups. They're very impressive parts and they play them perfectly, however it just sounds garbled at times. Almost like a Harley cranking with timing issues. Some splits sound great, and others don't. Thoughts?

[@ericm9407]

The clarity is there between notes, it’s just very dense. I’m assuming you’re referencing to the bass break at the beginning of this video. They definitely hit the 9let 32nd bugaduhs but didn’t hit the triplet 32nds between drums 1-4. As far as tuning, it’s probably harder to get a good balance sound taking into consideration of the huge differences of size of drum. First bass looks like an 18 and the bottom bass is a 32 (assuming).

[@Allison_Chaynes]

@@ericm9407 Yeah, the beginning is what I was referring to. A good split to me is the Blue Devils from the last year. They nailed it. However, I've heard other BD years where it sounded messy. Not the performers fault exactly, cause they're all like robots at how good they are. Maybe it's just the drums they chose to do the part with. Some of the notes get lost. Sounds like someone playing a roll on a snare drum while accenting the right hand. The roll would sound all over the place even if it was in time. I don't know, just an observation. 🤷🏻‍♂️ Cheers!🍻

[@Allison_Chaynes]

@@ericm9407 Also, let me just say, clearly these players are excellent. Some of the best of the best.

[@ericm9407]

@@Allison_Chaynes Oh I definitely agree that they’re really good. The evolution of bass drumming for these past 10 years has been insane, I can’t even imagine what’s to come within the next few years.

[@claytonbinner]

Nah we just had an off rep probably.

[@lmaoitsmee1812]

Rhythm X/Cavies connection? That’d be badass 😭

[@subbot8077]

was JUST thinking this

[@Stretchwiz]

Logan Newhouse

[@jameschandler6449]

3:16 ...Cavaliers 2010 Mad World tag ;)

[@wilhemalmodovar8910]

Jesus Christ what did they feed those bass drummers 🔥

[@wouterengel1345]

This is so cool. I've been watching drum lines for the past two hours, can't get enough of them. I'm an amateur drummer from the Netherlands and I'm totally new to this. This doesn't really exist where I'm from (at least not on this level). I'm really curious to know how this works! They must be paid professionals, right? I mean, it sounds like they've been practising 10 hours a day for years to get this good. I'm just totally amazed at the incredible accuracy, speed and synchronicity of these DCI drum lines. Can't imagine that these guys are college or university students. Can anyone enlighten me?

[@pahketz]

the oldest of these guys are 21-22! so they're definitely college and university students. the age limit for DCI is 21, but you can be 22 if you turn 22 during the season. and they actually pay to audition and march with these groups! often multiple thousands of dollars per person once a contract is signed

[@henne2k]

check out the Dutch corps. Especially Jubal!!!

[@nobrent0]

incredible

[@TopDrumCorps]

They on the goofy pills

[@andrewdci03]

Not sure if I hear the Cavie sound I loved, but the technique is not the low hands clean technique I loved. Missed the Brett Kuhn days!!

[@Daddynixterdrums]

Dude I feel you. I’ve noticed ever since. Still good. Just not quite the same. Something about those OG lines… the nostalgia. They were so textbook and yet so explosive.

[@alexwilson2268]

@@Daddynixterdrums the video quality was shit so you don’t get that clean audio like the HD mics and cameras today so everything sounded piss clean back then

[@Daddynixterdrums]

@@alexwilson2268 if you say so

[@andrewdci03]

The book was good, no doubt, but it wasn’t Cavie. I felt I was almost watching Vanguard with the technique and the way the book was written. Didn’t feel Cavie to me. Plus I don’t care much how DCI has turned in to more of ballet in some essence. To me that’s what the Color Guard is for. But these kids definitely put out a 110% effort, no doubt.

[@Daddynixterdrums]

@@andrewdci03 yeah I know exactly what you mean. No question everyone on that level is first class on talent. Just the style and everything to me now… I guess I’m just old school when it comes to DCI. I loved everything prior to 2010 the most. Then it all just kinda got away from me. I enjoyed blue oats show when they won their title as well. That was probably the only one recent and mainly because they developed their own groove and identity that was unique to them. Too much electronics and weird movement for my taste.

[@cullenmitvalsky1516]

Josh, can you stop messing with the poor flomarching crew? Every year with this guy…

[@ultramannick]

Is this their alumni corps....?

[@jvi_nathan]

nope. junior

[@agrarvideoscloppenburg764]

does anyone know the song name at the beginning?

[@positive.juice.apartment]

1:10 those lasers holy shit

[@sergeant_salty]

Those drums are beautiful. i get so tired of all the flames and splashes and other random patterns

[@tomkaufman3914]

High drums,spot on.

[@intheflesh9606]

Josh Brickey

[@cedricro.9909]

Awesome

[@brucematthews6548]

Yatessssss

[@thatkdude3985]

Cavalier mike!

[@samsmith6070]

Hey Mike Hill

[@Henjaben]

LFG DAMIEN

[@Bullnye]

God the snare line looks so old. Center snare looks like he’a gonna do my taxes

[@Joeisyourmama]

sheeeeeeesh

[@jazzstandardman]

1:28 - What's Rivers Cuomo doing on tenors?

[@reesespano8286]

Gish!!!

[@ZachErvin]

Stick drop at 5:08 ;)

[@billcostello3066]

Thank God! I hate when they got rid of their traditional uniforms!

[@brandonpryormusic]

Soooo are we done with the spandex leotard uniforms finally?

[@parrissatchison6273]

I need a transcription bru

[@bootloco]

Great sound!!! But can't watch those 90's uniforms..:-)

[@randyjohnsonentertainment]

Go yates

[@redprinceofficial]

You all rock! No trap set needed like the other drum corps has… a total crutch. KEEP IT GOIN’ STRONG FTW! GO CAVIES!

[@shouryushinku9024]

007 04 The Machine 06

[@babooskii5710]

USF Cymbal line did the fresh prince vocal first🤘🏽😁

[@babooskii5710]

@7 Angels 7 Plagues u mad or something?

[@Tumsaddict]

@7 Angels 7 Plagues Ratio

[@subbot8077]

Honestly unless they did it before 2018, Rhythm X probably beat them to it

[@subbot8077]

@7 Angels 7 Plagues Lmao calm your tits, it's just friendly speculation. Nobody's upset but you.

[@babooskii5710]

@@subbot8077 yeah I was on USF Cymbal line 17-20 and it was a thing already established 🤘🏽 Drum ties run deep so who really knows lol