Spotlight: 2008 The Cavaliers

Celebrating the corps' 60th anniversary in 2008, the Cavaliers' third-place "Samurai" production was a show of original music in four movements that honored the fearless and rigorously disciplined "Knights of Medieval Japan" and their noble culture of honor, courage and discipline. Learn more: www.dci.org/new...

[@IzlanderAlik]

Favorite. Drum Break. Evar.

[@bot_jess]

2008 was a great year overall

[@john-sy1bw]

Top 6 was showin out

[@jasonstraight1320]

I’m forever thankful to have been in the audience that night.

[@AndrewCsnare]

i dont know how this placed 3rd, i mean spartacus was incredible but this deserved at least a tie for 1st

[@jakey477]

Andrew Cerny for for first hits too close to home for me

[@onwisconsin1794]

Spartacus was literally show that you’d see in DCI now, way ahead of its time over 10 years ago. This show here deserved 2nd over BD but no way did it top PR in 08. GE score was off the charts

[@gregmax1321]

@@onwisconsin1794 the clearly linear storyline with the crowd involvement had never been done like that before, not like that. Not to mention how clean their drill, guard and percussion were that last night. Also, fans who were watching every night scores or otherwise will remember phantom went from Allentown to the last day in indy with each day 4th 3rd 2nd semi’s 1st finals. They *fought* for first place and earned it.

[@erikwaterson361]

People would be screaming about "cultural appropriation" not realizing that the MAJORITY of non-returning people in this show are Japanese Edit: and that this was the first year they held camps in Japan, thus the decision to celebrate the rich history of feudal Japan

[@DrumCorpsPhan]

Ahhh... The good 'ol Gaines days. Not that they're bad now. Cavies still kick bootay.

[@VERY_TALL_MAN]

I come back to this every once in awhile. It makes me happy every time.

[@Senpaiaproves]

The dude in the beginning was war machine telling his tank story with that facial "oomph" " BOOM YOU LOOKIN FOR THIS?!"

[@brandib.8752]

Those freaking visuals!!!! And everything!! ❤️❤️❤️

[@maxcherkasskikh5960]

Man.... I miss these Cavaliers ;(

[@ghyprh]

@drew It's just you. The percussion took 2nd that year.

[@saladofdoom42]

ghyprh Nice. Casella's book ftw!!

[@jamesmorris4396]

this has to be my favorite show of all time

[@Punchapig32]

That drum break though!

[@christianquiocho9692]

On the 7/8 part, it sounds like the cymbals are giving a war cry. It might be the sound configuration from the camera, unless they intended for the cymbals to sound that way. Either way it sounds epic.

[@lucasdyer5402]

the Cavaliers are so iconic

[@rylandcook5301]

Greatest drum break of the season

[@avid4810]

One of my favorite shows of all time. But phantom blew it out of the water

[@thephantasticfool]

I wouldn't say out of the water

[@danny2595]

@@thephantasticfoolI would

[@jasongates6894]

I can't believe this only got 3rd that year.

[@CyberShwartz]

I love the Cavaliers show I thought it was incredible. I think they should've gotten 2nd only to the Blue Devils.

[@NoName-yq2jn]

I thought Phantom won that year though...

[@CyberShwartz]

The Undertaker Oh shit. Whoops. I guess I misspelled.

[@Buuta_Buuta]

my fav show

[@k_comino]

Loved this show!

[@alifzahir3933]

One word, epic

[@spencerlewinson]

That would be such a fun show for color guard

[@tylerjusto]

favorite show by them!

[@Lacheddar1990]

Quintessential cavaliers

[@lukeputting4972]

1:35 might be one of the best moments in dci history

[@zachwest6646]

My car was made in 2008! 😻

[@walkonfourlegs]

侍

[@InReality33]

doon doon doon.... KA KA.... doon doon doon doooon KA KA HEY!

[@mickeygijzen5847]

This would've won in 2009

[@iaeg7]

They should have been first.

[@RonBurgundy1873]

lol, definitely just you bro

[@Allison_Chaynes]

I hate the director's of DCI broadcast with a passion. You always have really cool things going on with the drumline during the drum solos. Funny how that is. These idiots always want to show you the band out there running around and full field shots. It would have been really cool to see the drums performances. They always do this. This goes back to the 70s. I hate them.

[@tyler2980]

Cultural appropriation! Cancel the 2008 Cavies! 😂 I’m ruined. I see the progressive narrative in 12 year old drum corps clips now.

[@Dynam1cDr3w]

Is it just me or does the drumline sound INSANELY dirty? :/

[@jonathantherose303]

The percussion break was a late season change if I remember.

[@DaFatKat]

The only SUPER bad thing I noticed was the tenor entrance, they were significantly off from the rest of the band But other than that, it was pretty good, maybe a little hair on those snare long rolls, so I wouldn’t say insanely