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Don't do this to me......

 

D:

 

lol, you've been watching every single BOA stream all the way through prelims haven't you?  I don't think I could pick either.

 

Anyway, I've seen almost all of the Houston heavy hitters, being that I saw every band at BOA Conroe and Area E Finals (still haven't seen some of the F bands like Spring and North Shore)....I've also seen the NEISD Trifecta (Churchill, Reagan, CTJ).....I still need to see Flower Mound, and most of the DFW schools and still quite a few of the Austin ones.  Hopefully I'll catch a lot of them at San Antonio (I'm like 70% sure I'm going).

 

So here are my favorites:

 

Shows I'll definitely watch again:

 

Reagan

Claudia Taylor Johnson

 

Shows I very much enjoyed and wouldn't mind seeing again:

 

Klein Oak

McNeil

Brazoswood

Cy Falls

Cy Fair

 

Other shows I really liked:

 

SFA

Pearland

Oak Ridge

Colleyville Heritage

 

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My favorite production (besides those towards which I have strong biases) is definitely Waxahachie's show. It really does an excellent job of bringing out their ensemble sound. IT IS SO GOOD. I could listen to them all day! It kind of reminds me of Hebron in 2010 all of a sudden they bloomed with that super rich dark sound. Likewise, Waxahachie's show really fits their ensemble this year.

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lol, you've been watching every single BOA stream all the way through prelims haven't you? I don't think I could pick either.

 

Anyway, I've seen almost all of the Houston heavy hitters, being that I saw every band at BOA Conroe and Area E Finals (still haven't seen some of the F bands like Spring and North Shore)....I've also seen the NEISD Trifecta (Churchill, Reagan, CTJ).....I still need to see Flower Mound, and most of the DFW schools and still quite a few of the Austin ones. Hopefully I'll catch a lot of them at San Antonio (I'm like 70% sure I'm going).

 

So here are my favorites:

 

Shows I'll definitely watch again:

 

Reagan

Claudia Taylor Johnson

 

Shows I very much enjoyed and wouldn't mind seeing again:

 

Klein Oak

McNeil

Brazoswood

Cy Falls

Cy Fair

 

Other shows I really liked:

 

SFA

Pearland

Oak Ridge

Colleyville Heritage

 

I will try.

 

Might be a long list though.

 

The three that come to my mind instantly are:

 

Flower Mound

Hendrickson

Leander

 

More later...

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You always have to watch out for Ronald Reagan and the Woodlands. CTJ pulled out of BOA San Antonio to head to BOA GN in Indy. Have heard that Coronado in El Paso is good, but I think the toughest competition will come from DFW. Flomo, Marcus and Hebron are way up there as usual, but be on the lookout for Keller too. Won their Uil region and Duncanville invitational last 2 weeks.

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Top 10 shows this year:

 

Broken Arrow (OK)

CTJ

LD Bell

Homestead (IN)

The Woodlands

Flower Mound

Hendrickson

Vandegrift

Keller

Cy-Fair

 

Favorite Part 1s/Openers:

Cedar Park

Vandegrift

Leander

Flower Mound

Broken Arrow

Brazoswood

Vista Ridge

James Bowie

James Martin

 

Favorite Ballads:

Union (OK)

The Woodlands (single favorite moment of the year at the end)

North Shore

Westlake

Keller

Pearland

Westwood

Anderson

 

Favorite Closers:

Hendrickson

Cy-Fair

FLOWER MOUND

Homestead (IN)

LD Bell

Keller

Klein Oak

 

Favorite Concepts:

Hendrickson

Flower Mound

Cedar Park

Coppell

Dripping Springs

Vista Ridge

Pearland

Broken Arrow (OK)

Bentonville (AR)

Lawrence Township (IN)

 

Favorite Moments (tons of spoilers):

Cedar Ridge drum break

TWHS's end of the ballad

Leander's cube run through

Cedar Park's opening

Flower Mound's everything

Keller's trumpet gymnast

Hendrickson's glasses

CTJ's pre-show

Union's ballad

 

I'm still going to BOA San Antonio this Saturday and all three days of Grand Nationals so my list may be a lot larger!

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It's hard to pick favourites when the only ones I have seen were the ten bands that made finals in UIL Area C Contest even then, I was just mindblown by all of the bands that it was hard to pick favorite. I was just in awe in each one. I know I almost cried because one of the bands actually made have the tears of joy and boyyyy and then there is FLOWEEEEEEEEEEER MOUND LIKE HOLLLLLY CRAPPPP. xD

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Favorites Categories:

 

Jawdrop - FloMo bringing the Mojo

Guard - LD Bell

Pun - Dripping Springs

Singer - Trinity

Orchestra - James Martin

Cool - CTJ

Huge Silk - Tie - Keller's clouds and Berkner's ending flyover with the shakos coming off

Accessory - Hendrickson's 3D Glasses

I would agree with you on this list, but have to add McKinney under Huge, no Giant, Silk(s). The flyovers (yes 2 of them) stretched from 30 to 30 and were as long as half the field was wide (hope that actually makes sense). I really enjoyed FloMo and Berkner's shows. 

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Shows I would love to see again (from what I've seen thus far):

Reagan.  The music of their show just sticks with me. Their ballad is sublime.

Hendrickson. Fun concept, quirky idea, and their sound is awesome.

Bowie. Their show reminds me in many ways of their show that was about B's.  Fun, bright and played very well.

 

Shows I am looking forward to seeing how they've grown:

Cy Fair. Really enjoyed their show at Conroe. Am looking forward to seeing how it's grown since then.

The Woodlands.  They performed their music impeccably at Conroe but the show overall felt unfinished (and it was). 

 

Shows I haven't seen but am looking forward to seeing:

Flower Mound

Hebron

Marcus

Vandegrift

LD Bell

Vista Ridge

Clements

Berkner

Cedar Park

Leander

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lol, you've been watching every single BOA stream all the way through prelims haven't you?  I don't think I could pick either.

 

Anyway, I've seen almost all of the Houston heavy hitters, being that I saw every band at BOA Conroe and Area E Finals (still haven't seen some of the F bands like Spring and North Shore)....I've also seen the NEISD Trifecta (Churchill, Reagan, CTJ).....I still need to see Flower Mound, and most of the DFW schools and still quite a few of the Austin ones.  Hopefully I'll catch a lot of them at San Antonio (I'm like 70% sure I'm going).

 

So here are my favorites:

 

Shows I'll definitely watch again:

 

Reagan

Claudia Taylor Johnson

 

Shows I very much enjoyed and wouldn't mind seeing again:

 

Klein Oak

McNeil

Brazoswood

Cy Falls

Cy Fair

 

Other shows I really liked:

 

SFA

Pearland

Oak Ridge

Colleyville Heritage

 

was very impressed by Cy Fair this year

remind me of SFA and Colleyville's shows?  :o might have missed them and can't find any recap/performance

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I haven't seen bands outside of Area H or D in person yet, tomorrow I will.  So I am not listing them.

 

My faves(not including Vista)

Leander  (great concept and execution end to end)

Westlake (not as strong as Leander but very enjoyable to watch)

The front ensemble girl (gong/big drum) from Del Rio (I just loved her spunk!  She stole the show for me and made me smile) 

Cedar Park (fun and great execution)

Vandegrift (great brass section)

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