DciThe cadets 2000 We are the future

[@iamthelobo]

24 years later still my favorite show.

[@Mike.kronos]

I need this drill again in a modern DCI

[@jaydrose6292]

don't hold your breath

[@seanwatson3790]

This is my favorite finale of any drum core show ever.... 2013 Carolina crown was a close second

[@nudist0885]

18 YEARS later I STILL tear up a little bit after 2:03 ...........

[@apex1012000]

for me, it's the horns down at the end of the show. Check out the trumpet shaking... Good stuff. And they were a LOUD hornline!

[@BlaineKlein]

Wow! Very well designed and the drill moved so smoothly from form to form. It had you constantly engaged and enjoying the transition of forms as much as the forms themselves. The music was top notch too!

[@scottone6498]

Cadet's mello books are INSANE every year!!!

[@raketsu5]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/i3aZeniva8plrdE

[@Corpus3414]

People don't understand how loud 4:30 was backfield. I was in BK that year and in Dallas, it blew my brains out.

[@highstimulation2497]

At the time that they recorded the pre-season CD, that part was not yet backfield, (at least on the recording,) and I always remember that it's crazy loud and in your face (as much of that recording is) at that moment. Some of it seemed due to the placement of the mics, perhaps. I always kinda wished it wasn't backfield, cause of how great it sounded on that recording.

[@tperk]

Probably the ultimate in drill-musician performance. As with so many other things DCI this type of precision entertainment will never be seen again.

[@future.mortician]

Wow… the Cadets in the early 2000s were straight fire

[@gunner-qf9eh]

Jason M. If we wouldn't have had that percussion fiasco that turned into a nightmare finals night, we might have had a Three way tie for first with the Blue Devils being in the mix. Percussion costed BD.

[@TheRailwayDrone]

@@gunner-qf9eh What percussion fiasco?

[@gunner-qf9eh]

@@TheRailwayDrone Morning of Finals in 2000, BDs staff was tipped off that one of their bass drummers was in possession of drugs. They went to the member and went thru his stuff and confirmed he had drugs. He was immediately kicked off the Blue Devils and would not be able to perform later that night at finals. Several hours later, after BD had left for the stadium to the perform, the guy breaks into BDs equipment truck, puts on his uniform, grabs his bass drum and runs toward the stadium. As BD was warming up on the field, the kid runs past BDs staff and out onto the field before anyone could stop him. No one in the crowd or outside BD knew why the kid was late onto the field. Some thought maybe it was a equipment issue or a quick medical issue etc. Instead of making a scene, BDs staff doesn't go after him and the kid performs. But BDs staff was SUPER PISSED! When BD came off the field, they had the police waiting, and the kid was arrested for trespassing and other charges. So if you watch BDs finals performance from 2000, you will see five bass drummers, but at Finals Retreat, you will see only four bass drums. True story. No lie.

[@TheRailwayDrone]

@@gunner-qf9eh HOLY. SHIT. I knew nothing about this and I don't think any of the staff at Cadets told us anything about that at all.

[@gunner-qf9eh]

@@TheRailwayDrone Yea it was crazy. I am sure if you talk to some Insiders, they have more to the story.

[@Nigelrathbone1]

DCI design in the 20s innovation has gone to integrating so many props that drill is obscured in the overall show design. I miss drill like this. I believe 2000 was the first year hornlines could use Bb horns.

[@ksponge74]

STILL in 2024 the BEST Marching, Intergared, Musical, Visual performance yet!!! IT was just a WOW begining to end.

[@jamesdamon3992]

I love how much they move. Corps just don't move like this anymore.

[@heartlesslee6662]

Hell no they dont.....damn Broadway crap got it watered down sort of

[@awesomeboxlord]

@@heartlesslee6662 isnt it your naptime gramps?

[@TheRailwayDrone]

@@awesomeboxlord Careful. When you get his age and drum corps shows are done with AI instead of actual people and instruments, you may be the same way he is.

[@awesomeboxlord]

@@TheRailwayDrone maybe but as someone whos now in drum corps i see why there have been so many changes but now its less about being the first to do this and that but more about how they can perform the closest to perfection (not that they didnt do that in the old days but its now more focused on that)

[@TheRailwayDrone]

@@awesomeboxlord Yeah I think you may be off. Drum corps back then primarily focused on who could perform closest to perfection, well at least The Cadets did when I marched in that corps.

[@alexandra.willitts6988]

1:07 "GGGOOOOO IIIIIIAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNN".................(8^P

[@christopherauert6634]

The power of the Cadets!

[@drumcorps0junkie]

This is the best Cadets show besides 2011, 05, 83-85 and 99. No electronics, voice narrator, or marching band instruments. George Hopkins' was a good director, why ruin your badass CORPS legacy and try to destroy Dci with sexual harassment, marching band stuff (I loved marching band and played snare drum/) and other non 🥁&🎺 mess? Thanks for uploading this rare Cadets 💎.

[@ryant8424]

Those nubile female guard members at your fingertips though....

[@treljaengo]

Hopkins was a d-bag and the Harvey Weinstein of Drum Corps. Dude did more to hurt DCI than anyone other person.

[@brianjungen4059]

Sorry but he was a horrible director. They were successful in spite of him, not because of him.

[@user-aratame]

見所ポイント ホルン強化の為トランペットオーディション1位のトランペットはメロフォンを吹いている 1人の日本人は当時流行ったストリートファイターの昇竜拳をしている

[@user-ze1qd6vq8y]

昇竜拳！？どこでしてるかわかりますか？

[@1ced_0ver70]

In 3000 they should do a show named the futures past

[@GenXAdventures]

Cleaned up version here - kzbin.info/www/bejne/qoPanYGJobdja5Y - I tried to get the audio and video back in sync.

[@TheRailwayDrone]

I marched this show. I wonder if anyone can tell me how to convert the drumline cam from DVD to digital so I can post it on youtube.

[@GenXAdventures]

If you have a DVD drive on your computer, you can use a program called Handbrake. Also, I can do it for you, if you wish.

[@TheRailwayDrone]

@@GenXAdventures I would love that. I have a mac and it doesn't have a DVD drive.

[@GenXAdventures]

@@TheRailwayDrone Send me a DM on twitter. @GenXAdventures

[@TheRailwayDrone]

@@GenXAdventures Hi! I tried to contact you on twitter, but there is no way to DM you there. Please reach out to me if you can. I would really like your help in converting this DVD. Thanks!

[@GenXAdventures]

@@TheRailwayDrone Hmmm... You should be able to reach me via DM at twitter.com/jimbogames . Not sure why it isn't working.

[@jamesdamon3992]

I am still not over this. They tied???

[@colinkelly1535]

I flip flop constantly on who should've won outright. Cavies had a legendary drill book and the Cadets had a legendary show.

[@highstimulation2497]

in my mind they both won. As I am a Cadets guy, I think of Cadets winning that year. If I were a Cavies guy I'd think they same of them. If I were a both guy I'd think yet a third option.

[@hturt4]

RIP FHNSAB ♥️💛🤍♥️💛🤍

[@neal0071234able]

Ugh every 2000 cadets video is off where is the good source?? My vhs tape from recording finals on pbs that year is just outta date lol

[@GenXAdventures]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/qoPanYGJobdja5Y

[@ぶらっく-y2c]

さいこう

[@Lacheddar1990]

feet look good from up here

[@matthewdorais3076]

How does that drum judge not get knocked over? It looked like there were some close calls. I would be pissed if they got in the way.

[@TheRailwayDrone]

Check out the drum judge at 5:00.

[@sammysplatoon8216]

@@TheRailwayDronethat stuff makes me mad af

[@CALented]

What is the song at 11:27

[@ThatBaggedWK2]

Calen Halcom look up “Reflections of Earth”

[@vezzi1137]

all of this music is from the show illuminations at epcot in walt disney world. look up the soundtrack for the show

[@rexfischer2336]

@@ThatBaggedWK2 yeah it’s actually really cool my high school played it for marching band

[@ThatBaggedWK2]

@@rexfischer2336 so did we. We even rented a huge globe that had to be moved by UTV and put together over a 30-60 time period, it had led lights all over it and opened up at the chorus during the final part.

[@donkthemagicllama]

Being both a Disney theme park nerd and drumline fan this show is the best!

[@dylanlee496]

Show should’ve been abt bankruptcy.

[@omariparker3769]

This is the era in which drum corps peaked. It’s ok now, but these kids today couldn’t march this show

[@csnyder23]

No more Cadets

[@stephenliptak2035]

Sad....I go back to see them at Garfield High School field. Late 60s.

[@jesuspectre9883]

First of all, who titles their show "We are the Future"? Narcissists of America? That sets you up as the antagonist in the show. People hate you before you even start. Why not just make the title "Everyone Shut Up and Listen to Us". Amateur production error number one.

[@jonb7700]

The word "we" here can be interpreted in different ways. You've selected "we" as "us Cadets" whereas others could look at it as "us drum corps / DCI as a whole" or even "humanity." I tend to go with the latter based on the source material. Just curious if you've been to Epcot and seen Disney's production of this live?

[@jesuspectre9883]

@@jonb7700 Context is critical. A portion of the "Reflections of Earth" music is currently being used as the musical setting for a montage that is played in the airport waiting area for United States Customs Service at several US airports. The video alternates between an instructional film about the customs procedure and the montage of smiling people welcoming travelers to the US. Customs is still called "US Customs", not "We are the Future." Same with Cadets, they used a portion of the Disney production's music which was titled for a Disney context. Taken out of context and placed into a drum corps context, I recommend customizing the title to something a little more modest. This was Cadets' era of hubris. A few years later, they screamed at us "I BELIEVE IN COMMUNITY!" at the start of their show. After that boisterous statement, the audience's response was okay, okay Jesus, what's his problem? Same here. Out of context, it reeks of ego. A simple Millenium Celebration is fine.

[@jonb7700]

@@jesuspectre9883 I understand what you're saying. For example, one of your favorite shows of all time - 1993 Star of Indiana - titled their show "The Music of Barber and Bartók" instead of "Giant Middle Finger to Everyone in DCI" While both titles are an accurate description of the show, they went the the former. 🤣

[@jesuspectre9883]

@@jonb7700 Haha. Star practically named it "Just Music, No Motive Here, Move Along"

[@echo2121]

holy shit why are you the actual worst human being