2010 Bluecoats - Metropolis: The Future is Now

[@evancopeland4207]

I forgot how good drill can look with no props.

[@christopherpinckard176]

Evan Copeland I wish these days were still around or at least the props did take up half of the fricking field

[@jjh2456]

Well after 2016 props became a requirement.

[@evancopeland4207]

@@jjh2456 the best BOA show this year was Ronald Reagan HS. Not a prop on the field. They are the only HS to beat Vandergrift all season. If they had gone grand nationals, they could have been champions.

[@jjh2456]

Evan Copeland but again that’s BOA. This is drum corps. There is a difference.

[@evancopeland4207]

They are much more similar than they are different. Props aren't more effective just because theres no clarinets on the hornline.

[@TheFelloMello]

9:18 I've watched a show a million times, and just realized the player in the back jazz running that slips falls to their knees. Good recovery!

[@xandersedmak]

it took me a few minutes to find it but yeah he played it off just like the one in 2016

[@Scratch_Gobo]

And the camera just cuts to the soloist, no harm no foul lol

[@jjh2456]

You could tell back then the direction this Corps wanted to go in. They were pushing the limits of what drum corps was. Nobody was doing what they were doing. After 2016 though everyone wants to be the Blue Coats. That’s just vision plain and simple.

[@christophertaylor8761]

Jose Hill yeah, I wish it would expand to something beyond just that.

[@rickbrooner8717]

Jose Hill what? Lol You could say the same or even more for Blue Devils. I’m not taking anything away from this great show, but if you watch 2010 Blue Devils, they actually look more like a current corps than the coats do here lol

[@dakotagodinez5763]

Coats aren't that great anymore. Their shows are groovy and not much else.

[@french7515]

@@dakotagodinez5763 debatable but their shows aren't as catchy as they used to be

[@teamess4680]

@@dakotagodinez5763 ok boomer

[@kevinbreslin8908]

The future is now old man

[@MrBochawa]

The design team didn't get enough credit for the impact at 1:10. Crossing mics. A brilliant utilization of a thematic element that translated SO well in theaters! There aren't enough subtle touches like that!

[@dhdusidjdjso]

Can anyone explain this

[@MrBochawa]

@@dhdusidjdjso The horn line is faced in such a way that the direction of sound is pretty much exactly aimed at the microphones on the opposite sides of where they are staged. Lows were panned left and highs panned right. It may have been a happy accident, but it read as intentional in the theater as the hornline faced forward and the sound cross panned. It gave the moment this kind of untangling effect. Thematically it falls in line with the show's use of technology.

[@yeti4269]

I get what you mean now. Sounds like they were on opposite sides of the field then slowly shifts into a full chord

[@doom9397]

This has aged beautifully. 10 years later and this show still makes my beard hair stand up.

[@euphplayer21]

I really can't think of a Bluecoats show that I've seen that I haven't loved! The Bluecoats continue to leave me speechless of how good of shows they produce year after year! To this day they are my favorite Corps.

[@Kamoojaan]

based

[@CaviesPWN]

They have been on a meteoric rise since like 2005

[@1990Tide]

Well, 2022 narration was a buzz kill for me. Totally overwhelmed the beauty of the music.

[@ParkerVick-bv7jg]

Hot take, but this years show kinda was musically boring

[@MicahtheDrumCorpsPseudoboomer]

2010 and 2009 are such strange years in DCI. Synthesizers are played sparingly, even though all the Finalist corps had them; there's a lot of drill; there are few props, and the change-uniforms-every-single-year-for-the-hornline craze hasn't started yet.

[@davideanes3425]

The big changes in rules and scoring in 2011 kicked all that craziness off.

[@EvanYoungMusic]

And using Asphalt Cocktail was an awesome choice. They had some forward thinking ideas that nowadays are being used widely.

[@justinjohnson4278]

Is it just me or does old bc sound a little bit like blue stars does now?

[@paulplaysstuff6696]

that's facts

[@brandongoble8200]

@@paulplaysstuff6696 As a Blue Star alum who's favorite show of all time is BC 2010 I love this

[@paulplaysstuff6696]

@@brandongoble8200 :)

[@rylandcook5237]

too angsty to be a blue stars show IMO

[@jordenpeterkin7322]

I think the current Cavaliers sound a lot like the older bluecoats

[@ParkerMagee]

Props to the drumline for putting up with that field judge

[@steverman2312]

9:20 i dont think its legal to have a solo this wild

[@the1aj39]

I agree

[@ericthompson6468]

4:20 to 5:55 still may favorite show of all time!

[@TubaMaverick]

It's amazing how many high school band shows blatantly ripped this show off. It's something of a marvel.

[@nathanlibero6956]

we used their closer for our movement 2 this year, asphalt cocktail. (they did it better)

[@Txdcblues]

A 3a school used the tuba soli for their show last year lol that's how I came to this

[@xfinityisdumb]

We did blue knights 2015 closer as our opener my freshman year

[@macerunner4674]

​@@Txdcbluesinprisment reference

[@rjminar1980]

That's been the case since the ’70s.

[@AryaBaskara]

I don't know why but 2000's and early 2010's corps look so badass compared to recent years corps.

[@aaronlaughlin2389]

Everything after 2016 just feels different

[@AryaBaskara]

@@aaronlaughlin2389 It all started with 2016 Bluecoats, lol.

[@anonnymoose2372]

Yeah it went from military looking to more sport/comfort oriented. It would be much easier to run a 5k in modern uniforms than older ones

[@MiraDaWulf]

Recent years most corps arent really going for a super "badass" or "edgy" look anymore

[@kevinsuarez9021]

5:11

[@french7515]

I love how the baritone soloist at 9:42 knew he crushed that

[@TheWindsofWonder]

This was the show that introduced me to the Bluecoats which is why it still hold's the favorite position for me. But I don't think it's just because it's the first Bluecoats show that I saw, it's because it really stands out. I've seen plenty of corps for the first time that didn't manage to grab on the first go. This was also a huge year for them. First time they ever finished in the top 3!

[@ianquinn4198]

10:40 - 11:48 best minute of my life

[@natebrown4689]

Based on a song called asphalt cocktail.

[@anonnymoose2372]

Did you march it or do you just like it?

[@jamesswofford6619]

best tuba line to date

[@Ovensby]

My band directors in there somewhere

[@StevenRosario2025]

@@Ovensby whom?

[@Txdcblues]

I saw it performed by redwood HS which is what brought me here

[@musicfanatic4641]

Still my favorite Bluecoats show of all time and it’s been 10 years.

[@CJ-222]

Where were you in 2014? 😏

[@musicfanatic4641]

@@CJ-222 Tilt is good, but overrated

[@dhdusidjdjso]

@@CJ-222 this show is 40x better than tilt

[@Scrubeez]

@@dhdusidjdjso As someone who marched in 2010 I'm very happy that you love this show, but Tilt is so much more than this. I aged out after 8 seasons in 3 different corps, and Bluecoats will always have my heart.

[@decisivedecision]

AMAZING with really nice uniforms for a signature look/identity.

[@yomama847]

Guys I miss hats. :(

[@TheFelloMello]

Same... 🥺

[@chasemanhart]

Technically, such great show design! Lots of interweaving sections and multi level playing and movement (laying down, on your knees, ect.)

[@41stTactical]

I find it that in 2010 they made a show about the future, and in 2019 they made a show about the past.

[@andreww.9342]

9:20 one of the most difficult bari solos in DCI history and Bloo distorted it smh

[@sabreviolet]

They really did my boi Patrick like that

[@-emerald-21]

sounds sick as hell though

[@brexton6623]

I think it sounds awesome

[@SpykerFX]

THANK YOU I COULD NEVER FIND A GREAT BROWNIE RECIPE ANYWHERE UNTIL NOW

[@albertoocasio2331]

10:41 could have used more direction changes in this part of the show

[@TheFelloMello]

"Thanks Tim..." 😂😂

[@pharmacist_2773]

2:54

[@MintyChipArt]

I love some good asphalt cocktail

[@slimefather5025]

Wow, I don't know bluecoats ever had this masterpiece😂

[@aaaqui__9761]

Must be bluecoats bandwagon that only knows shows after 2013

[@Erichx14]

@@aaaqui__9761 Fr these are the Coats I know and love. I still enjoy them nowadays but 2008-2013 coats have a special place in my heart

[@Artremas]

@@Erichx14 cause that's when you were in highschool I presume?

[@rylandcook5237]

best bluecoats show

[@kpov2533]

Idk Downside up went in, and if that didn't sit well My second pic would be Kinectic Noise.

[@rylandcook5237]

KPOV Kinetic Noise is for sure #2. Honestly I could go with either as one of the best. Down Side Up helped pioneer the activity as we know it today but it’s stupidly overhyped as an overall show.

[@kpov2533]

@@rylandcook5237 well its not my favorite show. Just a good one for Bluecoats in my opinion. I had favorite shows but 2018 changed it for me putting Babylon as my favorite all time show. Dont know if anyone will be able to steal that title for me

[@HoloPanio]

I have listened this bloody show so many times that I can sing the entire song while working. I love it.

[@_jayk.official_7041]

So simple yet so intricate

[@danafredrick7506]

This is my favorite arrangement and performance of Asphalt Cocktail in a field-show. I haven't seen it performed well in DCI or BOA since then.

[@leghand2806]

Watch Edgewood 2023 when we hit super regionals in Class A this year. We got a state and super regionals championship last year (probably going for the BOA threepeat) but we're only a 110 or so member strong band. We play amazingly and score incredibly high, and by BOA when we're playing asphalt cocktail in Lucas Oil we'll have it down. Arrangement is great too.

[@coopersluka3114]

11:32 That baritone in the very back second from the left is running for their LIFE

[@StevenRosario2025]

Guilty. 😬

[@the1aj39]

9:19 BARITONE GANG

[@hardimonaddictyt9976]

Rip the guys flag toss at 1:17

[@gacalooniandcheez]

Recovery is on the sheet

[@nocluewhatimdoing4543]

Mellos at 5:52. Good lord.

[@EagleScout2019]

We had a new BD my senior year who marched in this show. During one competition she brought her helmet and wore it around.

[@lbLevii]

My assistant director marched Bari, he has his helmet hanging on the wall of his office

[@StevenRosario2025]

Who was your director?

[@Unknown-jj6gp]

Can’t believe this was 11 years ago

[@xandersedmak]

my fav has to be at 4:18 oh and at 5:13

[@brianhale2977]

Trying to out-Cavalier the Cavaliers and making a respectable job of it.

[@1990Tide]

I love the music of this show. I listen to it most everyday driving to the office - it’s full of passion yet quite nuanced. While it may not have been performed as cleanly as its 2011 companion show, it’s a much better musically designed show in my opinion. It’s one of the best Bluecoats shows with respect to musical interest.

[@m4logna]

Wait, you think we were musically cleaner in 2011?

[@1990Tide]

@@m4logna I’ll leave that determination to you. I like both shows quite a bit.

[@stantons03]

5:25 i need new pants

[@billthorn1604]

2:01 my high school line loved this visual so much we tried to put it into every single band, drumline, and indoor show we could (if the directors let us lol)

[@Ovensby]

This was my band directors age out year and our 2019 show was entitled 1964: The Future is Now, coincidence? I think not!

[@StevenRosario2025]

Who was your band director?

[@CJ-222]

Era where bloo uniform helmets completely covered the members' eyes >>>

[@RadioMaverick24]

Wait....was this the birth of pitch blend? The end of the show cord?

[@chadtarver3301]

That ending set is my favorite part of the show. Soooo good.

[@unknownartist113]

I would think so, it was definitely a hint of the new direction they wanted to go I would say. Kind of like a what was that it was cool

[@coffeekhan]

One of the best openers in drum corps, hands down!

[@chadtarver3301]

The Future is Now thanks to Bluecoats! Love love love this show.

[@nickniehaus1763]

This and Phantom 2010 were the first top 6 shows I saw live at Drums across the Monon.

[@john_d210]

My first DCI experience was 2010 and this was in my top 2 favorite shows of that year. 2:22 mark is PHENOMENAL. Gives me chills every single time.

[@void8422]

I luv that they still arranged the music like that part in 2019

[@dhdusidjdjso]

this is top 2 of all time for me

[@m4logna]

"Letter J." As long as Doug Thrower and Tom Rarick remain a duo in our sport, we're going to keep getting timeless moments like this

[@TheFelloMello]

Same 2010 was my first year, this was the show that hooked me, and I ended up marching 6 years elsewhere.

[@Thinkless94]

Yeah Bloooooo 💙🔵🔹🔷

[@dakotagodinez5763]

If you aren't jamming tf out at 11:10 what the hell are you doing

[@WaltWilson]

4:19 is lit

[@hunteralexander9791]

Tuba feature: 5:08

[@croatiancowboy]

8:33 (8:40) - 9:40 4:55 - 5:55 10:18 - 11:18

[@lucasb3462]

Did bass 5 get lost or something?

[@RelaxingArc]

Can't tell if you're being sarcastic or not, but just in case if you aren't, I'm pretty sure that was intentional. If it wasn't, then that bass player is a genius because that was a good spot and a great pose for the theme that was happening there.

[@lucasb3462]

Mitch Gaming it was a genuine question

[@ursamajor4684]

no, you see a guard member helping him hold up his bass so it's definitely part of the show

[@slimjimmy5159]

Good music

[@jakemf1]

Oh the places they would go after this!

[@potatowedges1051]

My director was a blue coat it’s weird thinking he’s in this video probably

[@lain-quietud4492]

asombroso

[@flammenwerfer8048]

ok

[@MrDavegiven0330]

The hit at 2:22 has a little bit of the Eleanor Rigby vibe from the 2019 show

[@julioatrejo7687]

Exactly! I wonder if it had any influence on 2019's show.

[@void8422]

Right I luv that it shows they still write alittle like the past even with all the new stuff being added to dci

[@OgopgL12]

9:37 reminds me of my high school’s show last year John Horn High School band “one of many many of one” y’all should check it out

[@chadtarver3301]

Criminally underrated percussion.

[@BrownABBY]

BRO… that field judge to the drum line around 9:59 reminds me SO MUCH of my last marching Season called “*synthesesia* (2023-2024) That show was the hardest I think my high schools ever made. So much choreography and so much drill to remember. I remember it being like 10 mins atleast. Anyways that field judge on the drumline reminded me of that one competition I went to and a field judge was following our section around and a different one following drumline, like these judges took their job SERIOUSLY. I think some of us got nervous and rushed a lil too :/ Also reminds me when I was bouta run a field judge over standing IN my dot and standing in someone else’s (which I think they had to run them over.)

[@davidhickman3200]

I absolutely love the ballad from this year. Anyone know what it's called?

[@dcareyish]

Was an original from Doug Thrower

[@mjmil27]

The death theme from The Untouchables was going to be the ballad, but I think we had issues securing the rights. I think the original piece Doug wrote instead is just called Metropolis.

[@StevenRosario2025]

@@mjmil27 Matt, I didn't know this! How cool!

[@mjmil27]

@@StevenRosario2025 Hey Snacks! Yeah. We read the initial ballad at the last camp that year in Ohio (April?). Nice piece by Ennio Morricone for the movie, but it was kind of a mood-killer. The bluecoats had a brass podcast series going last year (2020). There are 2 episodes from may and June where they're going through Bloo's best ballads by fan vote, and they interview Doug, DMac, and Derek Gipson. Doug talked a bit about the 2010 ballad changes from that camp to what we eventually had. Worth a listen IMO.

[@jimmyortega2481]

What I like is there are groups out there that are giving kids the opportunity to perform while while.top groups keep folding. This is likely a newer group which is awesome! Is it the most competitive... No.. but that's likely not the point. There are nice moments in this show that the students and staff can be proud of. Bravo!

[@Username5930-m7s]

See I didn’t think anything could beat 2018 scv but after watching this my opinion changed. Such a great show.

[@marginalexperience3642]

Absolutely legendary no question

[@Jaminbenb1]

Got chills watching that!!!

[@Lengthy_Lemon]

As always, amazing general effect

[@GageForceMusic]

my school had 160 bpm as our first movement a few years ago, marching in 7/8 is sick

[@Scrubeez]

Funny story, in our arrangement of Asphalt Cocktail we didn't march in any of the eighth note mixed meters. It was alternating bars of 4, 3, 2, and even one set that was a single quarter note to a bar. The drumline read the music in the mixed meter I believe, but all of the foot technique was done to the quarter note.

[@markoates9057]

Underrated show! Glad I just stumbled across this.

[@ahhhhh3421]

Such a good show!! Idk if it's just me but that hornline has a really raw sound and it's very unique

[@jessoncampbell3108]

1:24 - 3:21 has got to me my favorite movement of all time. it’s chaotic from start to finish and don’t even get me started on the last hit

[@shellygotbxndz]

0:40 i heard this in the cadets 2011 show😂

[@lmj2k]

Yep. “160 BPM” from the movie Angels & Demons.

[@murderhornetwithinternetac1804]

19:19 BRO, I CAN'T TELL IS THERE A TRUMPET PLAYING WITH HIM OR IS HE JUST THAT GOOD????

[@TheFelloMello]

He's playing it into a microphone that has a distortion filter, what your hearing is what's coming out of the amps on the other end of the computer

[@chrissop]

@@TheFelloMello And yes, it’s an insane solo. Original for Clarinet.

[@tyreefranklin5749]

A lot of what you guys do in this show has been contributed to my school’s marching band show

[@msm_sox]

Same, we’re playing asphalt cocktail this year

[@tyreefranklin5749]

@@msm_sox that sounds cool

[@mikegrossman5960]

That is Drum Corps At its best!!! That’s all I can say…

[@yourpenisbiotch]

I just can't get over how clean this is, from the drill to the guard, it's so clean you can actually watch it as a whole without being broken from it the entire show

[@angelineosorio7986]

Can someone please tell who the man in the green polo that follows the drum line is, and why he’s there. :)

[@TheFelloMello]

Judge, he judges.

[@angelineosorio7986]

Christopher Williams Racing eSports ohhhhhh I thought so thank you !

[@lbLevii]

He is a field judge, I believe they are no longer a thing now though.

[@thomashelm6931]

​@@lbLeviithey need them back. More expecially since only one judge does the drum line and pit.. from the sidelines. Hmmm

[@MiraDaWulf]

Asphalt Cocktail 👍

[@MicahtheDrumCorpsPseudoboomer]

I thought that tune was intentionally designed for drum corps, since the maximum age you can march is 21 (unless you're in a senior corps), and there's usually some asphalt in the lot.

[@furiouslyscoped8185]

If rename this show to “subtle flex”

[@jace123453]

9:20

[@CRXnick]

Man this was 10 years ago already?

[@thomashelm6931]

And here we are, three more years after that 😆

[@Kirkdonn]

Get the judges off the field. The percussion judge simply wants his 15 minutes of fame.

[@TheFelloMello]

Well, lucky for you they have been for a couple years now, for their safety. But it's really no big deal either way

[@nwmusic2010]

THE GUARD. 😳😳😳

[@Chris-on5bt]

Oh Shit dude, just what I needed thanks!

[@JustAnOrdinaryPerson420]

9:43 One of the best grooves i've ever heard

[@RandomGuyOnTheInternet05]

6:06 to 6:41 gave me so much chills ngl

[@MiraDaWulf]

Holy shit the D from the mellos in the last chord

[@lmj2k]

It’s a D. And I get goosebumps every time I hear it.

[@trbooonaftc2438]

8:33 asphalt cocktail

[@Marth8880]

Asphalt Cocktail!!!!!

[@jeremyquiros5483]

Still one of my favorite Bloo shows since I started following drum corps in 2001. It’s so intense.

[@Lengthy_Lemon]

1:54 bottom left lol

[@TheFelloMello]

100% intentional 😂

[@MicahtheDrumCorpsPseudoboomer]

I approve.

[@connertolman8024]

AINT NO WAY THEY PUT THE BLUECOATS 2010 TUBA FEATURE IN OUR HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING SHOW MUSIC I LOVE MY FALL SEASON THAT MUCH MORE!!!!!😍😍😍

[@penyadaranpemuda3875]

kembalikan seragam keren ini ke DCI

[@dhdusidjdjso]

best show in all of DCI