Rhythm X 2023 - The Unspoken - Finals - Multicam

[@matchu_music]

for those of you who havent noticed, theres a motif thats repeated throughout the show (triplet buzz followed by quarter note triplet flams) but the vis performers always interrupt whoever plays it (once before the first snare break, and twice during the call & response section) until the closer snare break when he stomps and stops them from interrupting, thats when they finally "speak" and play that monster of a snare break. i think the folding of the tarp was them (the vis team) trying to contain the battery but they continued marching, until they fold the fabric over them. thats my interpretation, unsure if its accurate but yeah. best wgi show ever

[@RoyalPurpleSPower]

That motif was also used during last years show. You can hear it in the snares especially.

[@christopherjohn2689]

Not the best show ever. This was very good though, I’ll give it top 10

[@chadthomson2169]

youre lying. should hhave been first place by far. so clean. @@christopherjohn2689

[@dylanwingate1891]

Having this show 5th in hands and 3rd visually is criminal

[@______abraham]

Real.

[@CantEven]

@@______abraham Real.

[@DevonChJohnson]

@@CantEven Real.

[@woddlez4482]

Real.

[@simonslagle]

@@DevonChJohnson Real.

[@project_jdm]

My favorite X snareline. Dudes played with so much authority, apart from playing clean. 2nd snare break definitely has to be my favorite as well.

[@jimbobthornton7916]

If I could take a Time Machine there I would. Wow.

[@MikeGaletta]

That snare break at 6:33 is one of the best I've ever seen... All 8 of 'em are Eating. It. Up. Insanely impressive - WOW.

[@rimenuir910]

This was one of the most musical indoor shows I've seen in a while, wonderful show musically & visually. Should've won.

[@grillabeatz13]

judges need to be fired over this. Judge Howarth has them 8th in music comp and 6th in performance... its more than ridiculous and he should never judge again, they were arguably cleaner than pulse which is almost impossible, and the book was wayyy more complex. Not putting any group down, they were all amazing, but this is absurd

[@jayseven6089]

Giff Howarth has been known to do that in the last decade or so. He has a very biased opinion of groups who try to "set new standards" over groups who have a good show and play it very very well. At the same time, X has music arranged that is known to many outside of the marching world... in some critiques I've been in where he was judging, he admitted he is not a fan. Yes, all groups did very well, but X should've placed MUCH higher. It is what it is now.

[@tacocat9916]

@@jayseven6089 dude should grow up a lil

[@josephsimons4184]

Went more through his judging that night and wtf is he thinking for some of those? Like Monarch 3rd, BC 7th, Infinity 2nd, and I am a Pulse fan and can say that he wayyy underscored Rhythm X. Legit the only thing that looks right is Pulse in 1st.

[@grillabeatz13]

@@josephsimons4184 all props to Pulse they're so clean and their shows are written so well. Personally, i just think u have to give credit to X for the level of book, and those other groups like monarch and united were playing their asses off, its just not clean enough to compete imo. idk what he was looking for tbh. Broken cities book was insanely hard too, but they didint play as clean as they could have. IDC who wins as long as its consistent and well deserved. u have to push boundaries though i get it

[@JasonTella_Drums]

There is nobody cleaner than pulse, but I agree that x should’ve won

[@goopah4053]

Chris - the Vibe/Glock player techs for my ensemble, and i couldn’t be more proud of how insane this show was. he put in hella hours with my PSA group (Beavercreek) and even more to make sure he was incredible in this show.

[@elijahlane6832]

I marched Crossmen with Chris! He’s a gem

[@jakey5694]

Hi cooper

[@goopah4053]

@@jakey5694 hi jake!! we miss u

[@hufflepuff23402]

I got to see your guys' finals run and it was so fun to see the crowd cheer when you guys flew off the floor to avoid a timing penalty. A super fun performance too you all should be proud of! Had front-row seats on the arena floor lol.

[@goopah4053]

@@hufflepuff23402 Our finals run actually was exactly at the interval time! one more second and we would have had a penalty😅

[@thenelsonbruhs722]

That bass line was nasty bro 🥵🥵🥵

[@ObiWannaBrick31]

Best 3rd place group in wgi history

[@mel-px7hl]

bcp 2018 is up there as well (my favorite show), but I fully agree

[@Mr_Gray_1995]

COUGH Fantastique COUGH (I’m sorry but I gotta give it to MCM 2010)

[@dylanwalkermusic03]

how this lost to rcc baffles me. this is piss clean and I even thought this was close with pulse, if not better.

[@dylanwalkermusic03]

@@finleyb.781 indeed

[@flooze8439]

Personally, I would have loved rhythm x to win this year, rcc was just stupid, but pulses show this year just checked off all of the boxes, making it the more realistic, but not necessarily ideal winner in my opinion.

[@RoyalPurpleSPower]

I personally liked RCCs show a bit better and but I can totally see what you're saying. The visuals especially in this show are amazing. Also the pit sound they have is immaculate. Personally I think RCC beat them in GE and ME mostly for an easier to read show and a creative use of set and sound with the stairs and chairs which led them to taking 2nd. All around great stuff tho we really cant be complaining too much over subjective art.

[@Lacheddar1990]

wgi and dci politics

[@flooze8439]

@@Lacheddar1990 real

[@MarchingVlogs]

CLEANNNNNNNNNNNNNN

[@Важзг]

I can't stop watching. My favorite show of the year. So sad the way they placed. Judges were smoking crack.

[@Xephisol]

Oh my goodness. I didnt get to catch them in season this year, but HOW did this show NOT win this year!?!? Rhythm X finally does something different than theyve done the past few years and they finish 3rd? The concept of this show is immaculate. It tells a atory without a single word being spoken. Yeah, there was some dirt. Noticed a few cymbal drops in the beginning and the timing of the first snare solo seemed a bit early to me, but other than that the execution on this was great!

[@legolas_]

Dirt? X is cleaner than pulse

[@DectheTrainwreck]

6:06 has been stuck in my head for days

[@nicholaswaldron5190]

I’d highly recommend listening to the source material Don’t Speak by No Doubt then if you already haven’t! That section was taken directly from the song lol

[@DectheTrainwreck]

@@nicholaswaldron5190 I added it to my playlist before I even left the arena lol, Gwen Stephani my beloved 💚

[@nicholaswaldron5190]

@@DectheTrainwreck yessss I love Gwen Stephani. No doubt is my favorite band

[@cp_drums]

Them not getting gold was a bigger robbery than any crypto scam could ever be

[@ThisiscoolGAMES]

This should have taken gold 😂you funny bruh

[@thesnareboi3256]

Cadets be like

[@subjectadaptationgaming3784]

Them not getting gold these 3 years in a row has got to be the biggest robbery in history

[@pacibels_cannon]

​@@subjectadaptationgaming3784Pulse deserved it 2023 but 2024 was a sad year for x

[@subjectadaptationgaming3784]

@pacibels_cannon no 24 was a really good year the problem is most people don't understand it because they don't think about it.

[@DevonChJohnson]

Very cool! 👍

[@timmannchicken]

Love this show, it was so amazing visually. (musically too, but the visual was just mind blowing in person)

[@tim.noonan]

This show is like 2008 pt 2. Lots of similar ideas explored visually. If y’all didn’t see that show live, you missed a life-changing experience.

[@BD33323]

this is my favorite show this year

[@jacobsward_]

Maybe the cleanest snareline of the past like 10 years

[@thesnareboi3256]

Arguable,Broken city 19 was pretty clean

[@okyes5576]

so so bummed i didn’t get to see this live, car broke down 30 minutes out from dayton 😢

[@sliceofcheese1]

Sorry to hear that :(

[@PlayOnLetsPlay]

What a creative show damn

[@戦場のブレルナ]

This taught me that ranking results are not the number one value.

[@yo_grrt]

6:20 jesus christ i love you vibe/glock player who played that

[@Stretchwiz]

Chris

[@TylerDunphy]

One of my favorite shows ever from Rhythm X. I remember watching the quad feature and thinking - WOW!!!

[@BiancaGreenJeep]

This is some awesome performing by this folks. Keep it up and keep playing clean beats

[@EnderSLYR]

im absolutly flaubergausted that some dumb leaf show beat this like look at that tenor feature oml

[@theunfoldedtaquito]

Definitely should have taken the gold. Recap showed a highway robbery.

[@grillabeatz13]

facts

[@tarzandrexler2902]

Literally turned to all my friends and said that live at world retreat

[@thenelsonbruhs722]

Judges were smoking crack this year ngl

[@ssasss9495]

2:19 cymbal 😭

[@rayiscool1247]

I think that votes for marching band, indoor percussion, etc, should be an audience poll

[@lonely_ghost9857]

1:42 one of the greatest full ensemble moments ive ever seen especially with the Snares+basses coming in

[@fulianj]

recap was a crime lol

[@bossnation2804]

Anybody got sheets for this show, it’s beautifully written

[@samuellopez3384]

I got the transcriptions. :)

[@atlantic_love]

Do any of the members of WGI perform in DCI? I've heard of WGI over the years but never bothered to look up what it was, and I missed out on a lot.

[@jeremyquiros5483]

I’d say a good number of indoor members march in corps over the summer. There are many instructors who do both as well.

[@MegaBlahblah33]

In groups at this level almost all of the members do WGI. This group has a lot of Cavaliers members due to staff overlap between the two groups.

[@FlawlessFlams]

This is better than gone, touch, and man in the arena.

[@brandonbrownmusic4544]

I respectfully disagree

[@kaseybeatz550]

RX “Gone” on steroids.

[@kaseybeatz550]

AND Dick in the Box melody still made it in there too lol

[@ThisiscoolGAMES]

What the 🤬 did I just watch… This didn’t take gold… 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@theincompletepackage]

Why is no one talking about how smooth that guitar solo was?

[@budahed54]

Why don't you talk about it?

[@atlantic_love]

Because WGI isn't about guitar solos.

[@mel-px7hl]

@@atlantic_loveguitars have existed in WGI for literal decades lil bro

[@truck4731]

Does anyone have the sheet music for the piano part at the very beginning

[@osckee]

5:39, my reaction: the audience

[@mxxthw]

that was me lol

[@ramongonzalez2155]

rhythm x is undeniably a high performance/experienced group. the music composition was insane and a tough match for pulse. but the judges did not judge them accordingly. this kinda reminds me of rcc15 and yet scored below what shouldve been. 8th in music comp and 6th in performance?! thats insane. their music is so hard and such a demanding show and performed with so much passion and effortless. lousy judges too focused on numbers rather than the big picture, the crowd says it all

[@dawsongirardot817]

the fact that this didn’t win makes me so mad

[@theshow451]

Favorite show

[@danteblanco113]

What song were they playing at 7:10 ??

[@mackeydoodledoo]

Don't Speak - No Doubt

[@jamilguz15]

a lot of the music is inspired by Don't Speak

[@Musicisair715]

Wake up. ❤

[@Malikahhhhhhhhhhh]

Robbed

[@Adam.Clark.]

does anyone know what the piano part at the beginning is from?

[@K1tchenAplianc3s]

What song is in the opener of the show?

[@michellerodrigez9825]

Hania Rani - 'F Major'

[@fleur444]

FUCKING LOVE THISSSSS!!!!!!!

[@aaronburger3325]

6:20 rhythm x 2009 rift

[@aaronburger3325]

@ferp26 i learned that from a recent alumni

[@carsoncarr-busyframes619]

general effect 30000!

[@cloudrunner321]

Looking like Shadow wizard money gang 😆😆

[@M0on1c]

everyone saying they deserved first is in battery

[@thegeigs1]

fax, battery was insane, front was good but not perfect by any means

[@fatfloppa3919]

So what was this show about?

[@ThisiscoolGAMES]

I thought it was an Egyptian battle… one where some dude breaking free from the chains of bondage idk 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@marcoj.iannelli6635]

Our show was about two sets of characters who are trying everything they can to speak and have their voice heard. But they keep getting restrained by each other. It’s why if you notice closely, some of us are mouthing words trying to speak but can’t make a sound. It’s why the visual ensemble is constantly at odds with the battery. It’s also why the tarp gets folded to show that the visual ensemble who were once indistinguishable from the tarp become the brightest and loudest character.

[@fatfloppa3919]

@@marcoj.iannelli6635 Thank you for the insight!

[@Musicisair715]

Me. ❤ Wake up.

[@TheR3alAyaya]

7:05 what is the name of that sonng its haunting me and I love that song but dont rememver the namee!

[@RealJoey]

Don't Speak by No Doubt

[@yansungchan0719]

What of the song of the part 3.25?

[@Frankeys98]

Anybody know the repertoire?

[@CamillaClark-u8t]

Suzanne Prairie

[@MaloryDon-m2m]

Martinez Kimberly Jackson Christopher Anderson Michael

[@eh5430]

What’s the opening piano piece?

[@thegoldenshibalover5788]

F major - Hania Rani

[@LeightonEdwina-k5f]

Jackson Margaret Martinez Robert Clark Jennifer

[@jcclores362]

3:44 what is this song?

[@c.j._]

Mvt. 2 of Second Suite in F: "Song Without Words", by Gustav Holst

[@michaellinnehan9589]

Still don’t get the melted cheese floor. Tasty beats though! Wait…cheese…tasty…

[@Stretchwiz]

Playing cheeses

[@That_Guy4381]

6:32

[@Daltor25]

5:38