Spirit of Atlanta 2019

[@jakebaker1051]

Don’t mind these old people, you guys are killing it, this show is hype as hell all the way through!

[@briantuma1502]

I remember Spirit’s swagger from the late 70s & early 80s. I get the same feeling now but in a different way. Signed, An old guy

[@DennisJohnsonDrummer]

@@briantuma1502 I was part of that swagger-1980- the "Glory Years" when we were top three in prelims-tied for high percussion and 2nd in brass. Marching score kept us from the top spot. Anyway-love what the kids are doing these days. Not a real fan of the uniforms or costumes or whatever they're calling them these days. Don't understand the skirts (for lack of a better term) on all of the members.??? What? Anyway-keep on keepin' on. Signed- another old guy.

[@alexkeele9502]

The moment at 4:29 is just amazing sound from the brass. It's my favorite moment in the show!

[@Zzaneyy5]

Love when corps release videos of their shows! This is one of my favorites, SoA is officially *based*!

[@theunknowndrummer1209]

Aged actually so bad, oh my god this might be the most unfortunate comment I’ve ever seen

[@DennisJohnsonDrummer]

I marched snare in 1980.Way back in the olden days! What memories. Wouldn't trade it. Thanks for posting.

[@sammymcclenton7520]

The more I watch this show, the more I enjoy it.

[@hunteralexander9791]

the cymbal visuals during the drum break are EASILY my favorite part of the whole show

[@dustinholden8171]

Love seeing this show !!!!!

[@woodsman335]

Love the show. Miss the Delta. I know. I'm ol school.

[@briantuma1502]

It was there in the drill a couple times.

[@zero_one4056]

What a well performed show. i had heard parts of it in the past and was unsure. but it has absolutely blown my mind and become one of my favorites. Personally I’ve fancied myself a good BD fan. But spirit has very quickly become one of my favorites as well. Give Spirit a few more years and they’ll make top 3 at the very least I think.

[@g-dub4593]

Love love love this show!! Great recording but it doesn’t do justice to the live performance!! Proud, and maybe a bit jealous, alum!!

[@davidhobbs1181]

You get em Glenn!!!

[@squillz8310]

Okay wait a minute. First time watching this show all the way through. You're telling me THIS didn't make Finals?? How? This show blew me out of the water.

[@rylandcook5237]

they were close actually. spirit was on top of phantom earlier in the season.

[@totesgene]

Exactly. This one should have been in, Regiment should have been out!

[@Ryan-dz7mg]

@@totesgene I disagree Regiment busted their ass to be in finals.

[@jakobalexandrian]

@@Ryan-dz7mg Implying that any drum corps isn't busting their ass

[@totesgene]

@@Ryan-dz7mg Every corps busts their ass. Terrible visual design, terrible props, terrible uniforms, subpar musical design. Regiment should not have been in finals.

[@abrahammughal7313]

Great hornline this year

[@ZakhadWOW]

HOLY SHIZNIT. EVERYONE was wearing 2, or even 3 costumes! THat HAD to be insanely hot!

[@kateb2888]

I saw this show live at Nightbeat and it nearly brought me to tears it was so frickin cool lol

[@TarekMurray3]

How this show didn’t make finals is beyond me....

[@steverman2312]

1:34 poor guy on the left

[@cowapocalypse75]

GREAT performance!! when drum corps starts back up, looking for continued upward motion from y'all in a BIG way!!

[@stevenalvarez2512]

this did not age well

[@cowapocalypse75]

@@stevenalvarez2512 true :(

[@tylergentry7617]

HECK YEA JZI YOU SLAM THAT DOOR BROTHER

[@akeemjackman9582]

What was the name of this show??? I’ve heard this tune somewhere but I can’t recall

[@nathanlibero6956]

Underrated closer

[@vifcole]

I really might audition. I'm a mellophone player of one year and really want to march my age-out year, and since I saw Bottletree and Georgia on my mind for the first time last night, this group has really caught my eye. Good music, lots of actual cool drill (call me a boomer but I like to see more drill and less running), and it looks like a passionate group. I'm kind of a BK fan, this is really good though. Any alums wanna weigh in?

[@maddiebee5566]

i’m gonna start playing mello so i can audition for them. according to my drum majors, section leaders, and even our director, i’m a talented marcher and an excellent player, but i play clarinet so i’m gonna switch for my second marching test i think

[@mac_n_cheesie]

@@maddiebee5566 sadly spirit wont be marching next season. Something happened between a minor corps member and someone over 18, so they opted out this upcoming season, but there are some other great dci corps that you could march! also, I play clarinet too :) good luck!

[@macerunner4674]

​@@mac_n_cheesiethey came back with an incredible show and I think that's pretty cool

[@macerunner4674]

2:23 gah damn those mellos

[@colepasch2950]

Sounds awesome!!!!

[@SlackLink]

yo that announcer guy is mr bare, i know him, hes one of the percussion instructors at houston county black and silver brigade

[@emmcad7431]

i’m like 99.99% sure that’s brandt crocker, your guy probably sounds like him which is cool

[@SlackLink]

@@emmcad7431 oh ok

[@maddiebee5566]

wait lmao i go there

[@SlackLink]

@@maddiebee5566 yo so you know davis?

[@maddiebee5566]

@@SlackLink yeah

[@DuffyLONER64]

Arch Echo!!

[@brentwebbmusic]

Was the second trumpet soloist’s mic off?

[@UbuntuBanksie]

knock was so good, then we get this...

[@marshall3711]

Thank you :')

[@derekhawkins1383]

2019 Program: Neon Underground

[@mac_n_cheesie]

The only thing I can agree with the old heads was the uniforms were a lil odd lol, i personally disliked them. But this show defo should’ve made finals that year. Go spirit!

[@ArrestzOpaq]

4:04-4:35 😤

[@kahlesnell4893]

What has happened to Spirit.. This is not the corps I marched.. their shows have been... off the wall since my time there.. a bunch of random ideas thrown into a mixed pot with a random name slapped on it to give it a title.. what is the direction of this corps?

[@williammyslajek5196]

you must not be fun at parties

[@jamalcarter4614]

@@williammyslajek5196 Life of the party actually. Fact check. Secondly, simply stating facts. You can’t argue scores and placement now can you? Just for clarification and not to be taken out of context, In no way am I knocking the time and effort put into the show by the members of the corps. This is mainly aimed at the staff being they control the direction, show, style etc etc. Vet here 2011-2013. That’s the Spirit the Corps needs to get back to. I said what I said 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@patrickr8450]

@@jamalcarter4614well dci is evolving old head

[@droobers1314]

@@jamalcarter4614 I like some of the ideas that they put in this show, I just feel like they're throwing these great ideas into this mediocre piece surrounding it, when they need to use these as the basis for the piece in general. For example, that idea at around 2:46 with the high brass was pretty well executed as well as what I thought was fitting for both the story and the music at hand, but meshed together with the stuff at 4:09, where the synth doesn't match what the corps is playing at all, it feels iffy. Definitely feel like there's a lot with the show's musical direction that can be improved, as well as the staff stressing cleanliness of the brass more. Some of the stuff in this show was pretty poorly executed, and if you can't get that better, then try to center a show more around the percussion, which is where the group is doing pretty good at. Coming from a 14 year old

[@steverman2312]

Keep crying, one person whining about it wont change anything

[@TheHuntermoss]

wow. let's play into the game, rather than be THE GAME...

[@COMF1TS]

#DoBetterSOA

[@dennislesniewski257]

BRING BACK THE ORIGINAL SPIRIT OF ATLANTA PLEASE

[@hardimonaddictyt9976]

No.

[@hardimonaddictyt9976]

@Micah the Nerd Saxophonist would be cool but we cant switch how the are now just because they dont like them. I personally think there on to something here and I cant wait to see where they go

[@hardimonaddictyt9976]

@Micah the Nerd Saxophonist its definitely not the best show, but the way they are headed has a lot of potential, it's all about where they go from here

[@paulblichmann2791]

Pretty good for a modern show. But now Spirit is no more, just because some weepy chick tattled over RTN.

[@Gabe-ce9rn]

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