Top 50 DCI Shows by Score as of 2019

[@jfragale03]

It’s amazing how groups can still get 97.5+ and still come in second! Really shows how incredible these groups are and how amazing DCI is as a whole!

[@cardenasrc51]

Thank you so much for compiling this!! I marched Contra Bass Santa Clara Vanguard 1998. A wonderful trip down memory lane!

[@doc2w534]

I was there for that Championship as a spectator. It was a great year in D1. The marched D2 the next two years.

[@rifle2563]

You guys were badass

[@garreyy2828]

This has both made me appreciate the drill of the older dci shows and the props of modern ones. I find props to add a lot visually, but it feels like drill has gotten significantly less cool

[@robertvanderbaan3722]

This was an exeptional amount of work and greatly appreciated. This truly is a hidden talent for many.

[@DeejSZN]

You might as well rename this video “Top 50 DCI shows by score as of 2020” 😞😪

[@AnthonyNievesSingWithMe]

DJ-SZN oh, true that. Sad times indeed.

[@TDDrummer2]

Depression

[@SaneTheBro]

or 2021 because theres no scores this year

[@azxtnt]

Thankfully it can’t be 2022

[@amadoturrubiates4742]

Do you really wonder why? Come on, Dawg. I thought the artform requires evolution.. so yeah. Scores inevitably grow, as a result of the love and attention members, staff, and writers reach for. I, for one, do not appreciate your passive aggressive attitude. Encourage, esé.

[@theronpappas7955]

Babylon being pitched down was a bummer

[@velox2182]

flo just can’t let that masterpiece flourish into the immortal show it was meant to be😣

[@entity6531]

@@velox2182 true although I admit it does kinda sound cool have you heard the version of it pitched up?

[@brokencablemusic]

yeah that hurt

[@pmillergroove1]

I marched Cadets 90-94. Cool to see 2 of my 5 yrs. up there. Thanks so much for this! #FHNSAB

[@PugCuber]

Felliniesque’s score of 99.65 absolutely amazes me every time.

[@SaneTheBro]

same bro

[@morgannowlen8375]

35/1000

[@entity6531]

@@morgannowlen8375 what did they do wrong?

[@entity6531]

@@morgannowlen8375 smh

[@sireislas3903]

@@entity6531 That's how off they were from a perfect score

[@jakqer]

Huge congrats on Blue Devils winning their #20 ring with Tempus Blue, and in doing so, joining this elite group of top 10. Well earned. Hands down our favorite show this season.

[@mazda_rt24-p]

who is "our" cause it certainly didn't appeal to a large number of people

[@jakqer]

@@mazda_rt24-p Who is "large number of ppl" were you even there

[@bensonostler5906]

All I’m saying...blue coats 2014 🤤

[@jakobbarr4216]

It’s crazy to see Cadets on here so much given how last year was.

[@lukepetrowski]

the cadets fall started in 2016

[@Cadet44642]

They are not 10 Time Champs by chance

[@joeplavin]

They're getting better

[@m_rissspeedruns1231]

@@joeplavin not anymore they won't

[@joeplavin]

@@m_rissspeedruns1231 why not? Did they fall asleep?

[@503music6]

“Boom shakalakalaka” - cavies 2010

[@Turmpett]

I like how when you look at the playbacks EVERYBODY came to watch that one Cavaliers dude throw his hat.

[@hunterbraun5273]

2019 bluecoats was such an entertaining show but I am surprised it finished higher than spartacus

[@brianflint8036]

All Cadets and Blue Devils with honorable mentions by Phantom, SCV, Blue Coats, Cavaliers, and others.

[@horndevil]

It still blows my mind that we're not still in that 25 year period where you have an expectation that the Cadets are going to medal every year...

[@lucasb3462]

The Babylon is so low, that was unexpected

[@benjiii7943]

Not sure if you mean pitch or rank

[@lucasb3462]

BenJIII pitch

[@The_Drum_Bum]

Bro I know! I was not expecting it at all. I kinda like it like that, it sounds really cool

[@rjhibionada]

I think it’s to avoid getting striked Since KZbin takes down all the Pirated vids

[@503music6]

Ikr

[@samsignorelli]

Glad to see my show is still in there!

[@Chomperz1230]

sam signorelli which show were you in?

[@samsignorelli]

@@Chomperz1230 84 BD...my only year in Jr corps....a hell of a way to rookout. in the source vid for La Fiesta, I'm the very top of the right hand devil horn. On the full show vid, I get a nice camera pass around the 50 second mark (soprano with full berd and glasses). Coming from band programs that were squads of 4, facing direction of march, music on lyres, etc...it was QUITE the steep learning curve!

[@mobzilla7006]

Spartacus looked like a fun show

[@Kettie5]

It truly was. It’s wonderfully entertaining, and it’s a true classic.

[@owen.mcgarvey1650]

Rare to find videos like this. I like them.

[@Nizerifin]

I'm confident that no show on this list would beat Frameworks (2002) in direct competition. The design alone would beat most, but the corps also executes at an extremely high level despite the high difficulty.

[@dciaudio]

Frameworks isn't really that good. For the time, maybe, but drum corps is such an evolving sport. Even Metamorph would stomp it if they went head to head today.

[@iLLuminatedWithDren]

1930 was literally flawless

[@Fartsnack]

@@dciaudio Bullshit

[@LTDanBuildsCities]

I feel confident that in today’s DCI, frameworks would struggle to break into the top 5

[@declandougan7243]

Very high execution scores, but wouldn't be remotely competitive in content. That and they would be pretty low in the brass caption.

[@flammyyyyy]

So what's with all the 97.7 ones having to do with West Side Story

[@justinsingleton2113]

That Santa Clara Vanguard 2018 show Babylon was epic, pure insanity, the brass section was so powerful

[@brianflint8036]

I'm in a DCI Best Of video and I didn't even march. I was in the 15th row at 2007 Finals. :)

[@michellelindsay5727]

Thank you for these quick memories of our magnificent corps!

[@lauraflorey1]

Wow, this brought back so many memories (Crossmen 1990 Alumni). Thanks!

[@carolharris8020]

Relived my youth watching this. Was a member of a junior corps. in my teens.

[@DarrenBradyTrombone]

so why’d they pitch down babylon

[@petergriffin7774]

flosports

[@The_Drum_Bum]

Dunno, but man do I like it better! I think it adds a more gladiator-type feel to it

[@AnthonyNievesSingWithMe]

The video was getting auto taken down for it

[@ghostchacha4519]

Okay I just thought I was crazy 😂

[@bschoenheide5989]

@@AnthonyNievesSingWithMeI don't have perfect pitch, and I'm not the best at being able to recreate pitches after hearing them, but was that a C7 at the end of the Babylon clip? And it was pitched down???

[@duelmaster33]

10:16 eyyy that's my jazz director

[@The_Drum_Bum]

He looks like a lad

[@mw2addictish]

He’s really flexing wearing a ring over his glove like that

[@ptr250]

Top 50 based solely on score doesn't take in account that the judging system changed from tic to build-up. I'm not sure what year.

[@ryant8424]

1984. Garfield staff was loving this.

[@markedwards6931]

Let’s hope for an update in 2022.

[@PhesWorld]

Nice. My fav throughout are the Cavaliers!

[@vibingonvibes8630]

How does Metamorph not even crack the top ten?! In my opinion BD's best show ever.

[@JakeLaBadie]

why is Babylon (SCV 18) tuned down so low lol

[@ascobal]

8:53 that man on the right side 40 COMMITTED

[@Oonterolga]

SCV 2018 wasn’t in that key right? It sounds a bit off like a lot lower

[@vapidfox]

yes, it is pitched down to avoid the dreaded copyright robots

[@joshuacongdon7946]

Kinda messed that Carolina's only here once

[@LowkeyMG1]

yeah I was really excited to see them on here, then noticed that they were only on here once...

[@brandonmathis1892]

Twice, 2012 and 2013

[@allan-acosta]

It is what It is

[@lward20]

If they did best shows by brass score I bet they’d be on there a lot more

[@allan-acosta]

They really weren't a top contender until VERY recently. So it is what IT IS

[@samsignorelli]

Uhhh...re Cadets 1995....1st?? Cavies won that year Plus the score is wrong for the 95 show and the show title was "An American Quintet" and took 2nd with a 97.20 HOWEVER....the score and placement matches the 1985 program...you have the wrong vid clip.

[@fatherexodus7688]

When I saw that, I realized something was wrong😣

[@operationboar5524]

1995 was Cavaliers with the "Planets" show

[@jasonbuckingham4913]

Disclaimer- the scores are that high because EVERYONE ELSE in the show were pretty good too. Stock.

[@rahmij2]

why does babylon sound like that

[@cavie95]

You have the 1995 Cadets listed as first at 98.4. They got second with a 97.2.

[@davidjack7418]

Looks like a mix-up. Right show, right score, wrong year. Cadet's Jeremiah show was 98.4 (1st) in *1985*, not *1995*. So, looks like wrong footage too. Oh well!

[@itisnottaken4444]

Was 1999 a tie for first?

[@cavie95]

Yup

[@robertvanderbaan3722]

As was 1982 i think.

[@atalex7370]

I notice one mistake. Somewhere around the 25 minute mark, when you doing the course that scored a 98.4. You put in the 1994 cadets. It should have been the 1985 cadets who did Jeremiah.

[@anthonypecorara]

Was just coming to say that, but it was the 1995 Cadets that were shown and it should have been the 1985 Cadets

[@jakenowell5211]

1985 was Jeremiah not 95

[@stythys2945]

Yeah I was wondering where 1985 was, and a bit confused when 1995 came in after cavies

[@henne2k]

SCREW 1st place. Frameworks will forever be the ultimate holy grail of a Drum Corps Show

[@ryant8424]

2005 cadets might argue with you there.

[@Kettie5]

Truly. I didn’t know that it placed second highest in the list, even though I’ve always loved the show. It has some insane formations, great music, and it feels so clean and classic.

[@wtwrush]

That shit is just flawless. But, I could definitely find fault with how clinical it is, so clean that there isn’t that passion factor that influences how a show makes you feel. And it’s in my top 5

[@aricgruber38]

I agree, especially cause my high marching band director was the drum major for the cavaliers, its pretty cool

[@Lord_SQUIDIOUS]

Babylon better

[@natedawg906]

My band director was in SCV 2017 lol

[@80crazy]

as much as i don’t like the cavvies, you gotta give it to them, frameworks was pretty fucking bumping

[@ryant8424]

No reason not to like them. They were swell people too.

[@Kettie5]

Absolutely. Music was great, insane and challenging formations, and an all-around banger of a show.

[@johnolson5538]

Nobody cares.

[@davispogor4460]

sorry, but is no one going ot takll about how SCV 2018 in pitched down almost an octave!!!!!

[@theangrybavarian3876]

The first clip is '98 Cadets, btw.

[@larryanders2269]

Very Nice!!!

[@503music6]

Lol i thought it meant by musical score

[@rachelkibler5812]

When 7 of the top 12 are blue devils! They’re obviously doing something right

[@okey7261]

Blue devils Goat

[@SkiBat64]

No just no

[@andrew8045]

You forgot inferno😭

[@jaedxn04]

16:43 SOO SICK

[@mightygerot4427]

My schools French horn instructor marched Mellophone for the ‘95 cadets

[@jamzales]

Man Blue Devils. Highest score in 4 decades just wow.

[@americanspirit8932]

Madison Scouts should have been in there the judges don't appreciate that shows and the judged low most of the time yet they had one of the more exciting drum course and a long history of excitement I'm old school so I don't appreciate any of these chords any longer I don't believe football or baseball will be having ballerinas head bobbing pirouettes initials that would be considered poor taste just like the drum course Sorry for voice recognition

[@carltubbs7617]

Not enough blue devils. /s

[@paulplaysstuff6696]

Lmao

[@d.o.a.c85]

Off all the shows here, blue devils have 20, cadets 11. Pure. Ridiculous

[@ms_scribbles]

Makes me smile to see the Blue Devils on the list so often. :)

[@prestonjones20013]

Wtf is up with Babylon?

[@bradysetser6887]

I think it is pitch changed like down an octave or something

[@The_Drum_Bum]

I like it, I think it adds a gladiator feel to it

[@rjhibionada]

I think to avoid It getting striked

[@HPOfficeJetProAll-In-One]

Brady Setser its pitched down a minor 3rd

[@LowkeyMG1]

@@The_Drum_Bum yeah, same here lol. But now it's got me curious on how it would sound in different pitches

[@PhesWorld]

I was a band nerd at Clifton High School Clifton, Tx. We were just a 2A band but so large nobody believed us. Our school always has done well in state, my sister is 7 years older than me and we were top 5 then, as was with me, then both my daughters are 2007 and 2009. 2005 they got 7th place, so bummed they weren't in top 5. But hey they performed excellent, just had so many excellents. But always been proud of our school. My band director died of cancer tho my Jr year, Larry Snider at age 25. He was so amazing at his job, loved every minute of what he did. We learned so much from him. I played clarinet, bass clarinet, and flag squad my freshman year.

[@viawilderness]

Niagra Falls.

[@willcowgill]

In my opinion 2012 should have won. Like if you agree.

[@karenk5284]

2012 what, who

[@willcowgill]

@@karenk5284 sorry should have been specific, Carolina Crown.

[@ssrushforth]

@@willcowgill the whole season should have won. Participation awards for all and we share the trophy

[@williamsanborn9195]

I’m sorry. I still don’t see how Ink won in 2015. Kinetic Noise was a lot better.

[@tko5019]

so was inferno

[@gregmax1321]

BD deserved to win that but it's still bullshit they rated it higher than frameworks.

[@gunner-qf9eh]

Hunter Withrow So what was the judges supposed to do...............look at previous scores from years past and say "We have to score it lower than it actually deserves??" Uh no. Scores are not comparable across years.

[@JustinRexFoell]

#28 clip features 2008 BD drumline ... #27 2008 Regiment wins drums 😂

[@garrett69]

Vanguard were robbed in '87, Cadets should never have won!

[@mitchn8879]

too bad #1 is so forgettable

[@thomassicard3733]

To be honest, I have "no skin" in this game, but the sound of the ensemble is quite admirable, at the very least. Sound does matter, yes??? And though I have not seen the entire performance - viewed in 20K resolution on a super computer with the best graphics card on the planet (and the sound reinforced through separately quad-amped surround sound reference system) -, I would say that you are most probably WRONG. Just sayin'. Chill, maybe?