DCI In the Lot: Carolina Crown Hornline

The Carolina Crown Hornline preparing for their Drums Along the Rockies show in Denver, CO, on July 7th, 2013.
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[@grantpaisley9012]

They completely earned that perfect brass.

[@dereksmith3599]

Ughhhh I just love everything about this corps!!!!!

[@cardioversion777]

TILT

[@greatalbumslog]

Vinnie Guardino that’s the bluecoats. This is Carolina crown

[@pufflerate123]

@@greatalbumslog figured they meant the profile picture but still nah that’s kinetic noise

[@dansullivanstudios]

1:35-2:05. This is why you study for part writing in music theory. So that you can create the most simple yet beautiful things.

[@oleksi9336]

Every time i listen to bd i allways stop and come back to crown, why is that

[@jfman0006]

Joseph Marsh in my opinion crown has always had the better brass.

[@Danny-sy7bg]

Joseph Marsh crown has a better blend and sound and isnt constantly masked by screamer solis

[@robertgiudice5257]

Because their brass is just better. BD can entertain you, but they can’t play like this, and crowns drill puts BD to shame while playing this stuff

[@hturt4]

Such a round, open, beautiful sound. More like a choir or organ than brass. Amazing.

[@alinder34]

I watched these guys all season. They are a force to be reckoned with!!!! The horn line is sheer perfection. From fmr trumpeter...missin' the good olé days!!!!

[@Steven_Petrey]

How in the world did I end up here again?

[@shelbyrodgers5465]

SAME

[@xcdyshmx]

Oh my GOD what I would do to get to go back and hear this hornline in person is a list that is ENDLESS

[@patrickfoit8261]

1:14 BAM!! Glorious playing begins

[@omg101man]

1:34 gave me chills, such a beautiful sounding horn line.

[@IAMHAPPPY]

I really hope Crown wins this year. They SO deserve it.

[@gm_construct_13_betaexplor38]

well well well

[@1968capnkman]

I AM back EVERYDAY to watch this video...in fact, probably over a dozen times or more!! Every time I see and hear it, it literally brings chills down my spine. So beautiful and full of emotion. Those kids and staff are some of the luckiest people on the planet. I just hope they realize it....at least sometime in life...THANK YOU CROWN!!

[@Wahl95]

This is seriously the best brass sound imaginable for a drum

[@cheeseman4444]

This video was when I knew they'd win champs, or at least high brass

[@goosegaurd]

Love that frigin ballad

[@ryanthornton23]

Dang those Bari-euphs sound amazing!

[@jimmyortega2481]

WOW! What an open brass sound!!

[@acydraynbow14]

Crown........ so beautiful...

[@kevinhorn4219]

6 BD fans.

[@indraramadhan4782]

Kevin Horn 11 now😂😂

[@thematrix511]

brass. standards. elevated.

[@trumpetdudeman07]

and it's only july..... TAKE IT CROWN! So happy to be an alumni of this fine organization

[@1968capnkman]

Part of the show. One of the parts when I tear up and get chills. Watch their show on youtube...you won't be disappointed.

[@xTheFineLinex]

This is why Crown is my favorite.

[@davidcastaldo2021]

The ad before this video was for Mr. Clean. I agree.

[@killordie33]

so gorgeous

[@thomassicard3733]

Great intonation and sound!

[@benmay1932]

It's part of the show, and yes it is fantastic.

[@TheMrGhostlore]

I really hope they can keep up the momentum and finally get a long overdue championship!

[@harrisonbonds8098]

Best Sound In All Of Drum Corps

[@DCI]

Possibly. Except I doubt Harloff would leave saying he needs a break, then want to come back only to find he's been replaced.

[@diapedysis]

Love it!

[@jefripayne5464]

CC WILL win High Brass this year! They can't be touched!

[@leemcd56]

Best. Brass. Staff. EVER.

[@tymmtuba]

Well played, DCI. Well played.

[@ihatenjoi]

Shit looks cool. And the visuals are really fun when you're on field.

[@shmiller70]

Actually have had their percussion score above BD once and in one of the weeks in revue had the high percussion score for the week, along with the high brass score and guard score and overall score for the week. Thursday in MO should be a great show.

[@zRhid]

They not only got first in Brass yesterday, but in Visual, GE, and just overall by over a point.

[@myelin-sheath]

1:15 to the end = best parts of the show!

[@BeeRockPville]

CANNOT WAIT!!!!!!!

[@BeeRockPville]

I feel like I'm back everyday to watch this video.

[@ClmbnLoco19]

Definitely agreed.

[@JeffMenendezRealtor]

Only a few will get this reference. So is Harloff the Mike Portnoy of DCI where he wears a different jersey depending on what city he is at or he's just a Broncos' fan. BTW. Love what he is doing with Crown's hornline. Such a treat to see them live in person out here in the west coast.

[@T0mat0_S0up]

I wish I was able to ask you 9 years ago

[@stevenszabo5054]

a perfect score

[@dcfr3ak]

People are saying, "can they clean this beast of a show?" This video proves that they can and WILL clean it!

[@CoopaTheTroopa]

1:15 - *horn snap* "BAM!" Love it!

[@KilltheBits]

Whoa that tonguing holy crap

[@fourdblackbelt]

Sorry if someone already answered your question, but Matt is just a Peyton Manning fan. When I marched in '09, he would wear Colts stuff since Manning was still playing for Indy.

[@PrinceOfPrussia100]

I've been doing 10-18lb curls almost everynight with some pushups every other night

[@DennisJohnsonDrummer]

Drums will have to do their share to win of course. Get close in drums and you've got a winner. That may be a tall order, but it will interesting.

[@cainanuk]

No "probably" about it... I have been involved in the activity since the mid eighties and this is without a shadow of doubt, hands down the best hornline in the history of the activity. Carolina Crown 2013 is the Gold Standard.

[@tomborning4428]

Tight!

[@mrlarry1975]

I bet they had a good show that night.

[@JeffMenendezRealtor]

Touche! Excellent reply LOL

[@ibrokeAstick]

1:30 to the end: Beautiful.

[@zeitzeph]

Dat rolling shutter.

[@MrJazzSaxophonist]

Those mello eyebrows doe ;)

[@helenaboone95]

Go Trumpets! :D I love Crown! :)

[@jonmooney679]

Awesomeness

[@PrinceOfPrussia100]

Around the end of that half

[@adorakraynik2943]

WOOOOO!!! GO MR.HARLOFF!

[@Lengthy_Lemon]

That brass is so powerful it's breaking the camera lol

[@mastertrumpet101]

ahh i love 1:32 to the end. :) so beautiful. and with the pit it sounds even better.

[@gunlord200]

Man that sunglasses tan on Matt

[@majestic624]

1:15 "Bam!" definitely correct bam

[@loganreynolds9521]

Ouch DCI, that's cold......

[@luannebutler833]

that is so epic..

[@travisbaker5395]

What are you reading? I would never say (and in fact never said) Crown has beaten everyone, because clearly, they have yet to all compete. Tonight has come and gone, and Crown emerged victorious. Cadets and BD are neck and neck with Crown in the drivers seat (for now). There is still a ton of season left, so lets not argue just to argue, yeah?

[@tigerjingles9734]

I marched with Hurley in phantom era.... So , yes, seriously

[@pa112358TRICK]

Well back in MY day....

[@musicmaniac92992]

About time they get the gold :)

[@GoTE_DocShock]

As much as I love Blue Devils, I feel that Crown has a high chance of taking the title this year.

[@hturt4]

The one "dislike" in this must be the same person who dislike the vid of Cadets drum line in the lot. $100 says that person wears blue.

[@davey_wonder]

Crown 2013 - Champs

[@SparkyTheDog22]

You just just have to get used to it and build the muscles used to hold the horn. You're always gonna get tired but as the season goes on you'll get less tired by the end of the show

[@HectorHekzteKProductionsZarate]

That Tanline...

[@HE360]

I think this is a winning hornline with winning music. If Carolina Crown keeps it up, they should be a in the driver's seat to take it. But they'll just have to keep Blue Devils and Cadets as a spec in their rear view mirror first.

[@Wahl95]

@zRiddick I really think they're going to win, but I want Crown to move up a few places in percussion as well...

[@ProfJul]

Mid-season BTW

[@DCIdrumdude]

This hornline should teach the drumline how to play rhythms well, and how to play in time.

[@Darksouls184]

Regardless of any of the categories they score 5th or 6th in, I don't think there's much question that Crown will get High Brass this year.

[@Wahl95]

Nice tour goggles on the brass caption head (Matt Harloff?). ;-P

[@ZachAshcraft]

are you really watching lot videos for the image quality? :)

[@TrumpetBrony]

Still can't get used to those uniforms

[@xxdkthxx]

that triple tonguing...

[@davidmctv4692]

SooOOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOO GOoOoOoOoDDdDdD

[@SMHMewzik]

I guess that's one definition of tour goggles....xD

[@yikes2680]

So what exactly is that "something" that they've struggled with?

[@ferp26]

percussion got 5th at TOC in mizz. if there percussion gets hot later in the season, crown will be deadly

[@starsandsandbars7165]

First of all, grats to CC, well earned and about damn time. Now, my beef...trendy "moves": 6 of the top 18 corps used that some worn out leg maneuver where the legs go to parade rest, they turn one knee out, turn the other knee in, turn both knees outward. Annoyingly trendy and its been going on for a few seasons now. Surpassed only be the de rigeur snare move where they put one leg forward, hit the last 4 notes real hard, and drop their arms to their sides oh so dramatically.

[@ChadwellJ]

Mostly percussion, but they also suffered in visual, possibly due to the several running sets messing with individual marching, and a little bit in color guard as well.

[@musicmaniac92992]

I think Carolina Crown is itching for the gold this year.

[@WAValenti]

Wouldn't it stand to reason that if corps were scored fairly and objectively, some corps could win certain subcaptions but not even be in the top 12 overall? Instead, we end up with caption rankings that are rarely ever more than 2 or 3 places removed from overall rankings. The competition aspect of the activity uses imprecise rubrics to compare apples with oranges. It's all subjective and bogus anyway. For those of us on the outside looking in, it's about new experiences and being entertained.

[@TheFelloMello]

Oh damn!

[@modshaman]

I can't believe they did full lip work like that just minniutes before a performance ......Tuff guy's pure confadance in a Brass staff.

[@gdixonyoutuification]

my point wasn't to argue or predict - just to your point that Crown has beaten "everyone" (your word, not mine) this year in all the captions except percussion. Wanted to point out that they have yet to face Cadets (who I saw live Sun night) and the road might change a bit Thursday. Cadets have a great corps this year. Folks on here saying Cadets will be a "spec in their rear view mirror" (Crown's) is a bit much. Cadets are the only undefeated DCI corps this year - and have 10 vs. 0. Just a fyi.

[@ProfJul]

gdixonyoutuification too bad that they lost

[@MSGrantMusic]

These guys are trend-setters.

[@geraldA1sauce]

@dannyboylancer the light fantastic

[@MilkMuscles]

wow

[@BOBBY87265]

Champions :)

[@jswagdrum]

And the award for best overall sound goes to...THE BLUE DEVILS.......... Wait a second....correction!!! The award for best overall sound actually goes to... CAROLINA CROWN

[@firsthr]

that looks like the st louis arch in the background haha

[@onielmercure1334]

This is the Denver show, That is the Colfax bridge in the background and the bar that everyone goes to after the show, Brooklyns, is behind the building they are warming up at.

[@onielmercure1334]

The "Arch" you see at :38 is a ride at Elitch gardens west of the stadium.