Lynn Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 I was able to see Cedar Ridge and Round Rock both perform their (full?) shows on Monday. They both gave me chills listening and watching. Love the energy and beauty of Cedar Ridge's show this year. Round Rock has a wonderful show - I love the theme. They have an amazing field presence and honestly their show looked so clean for how complex it is! Very pretty. I hope that both bands make finals at San Antonio as well as Indy. I know I will be watching at both Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JET Band Mom Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 James E. Taylor has an incredible show this year. You won't want to miss it. 10:15 Saturday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5626 Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 So excited about the next two days! It's going to be great seeing a lot of really good bands. Some thoughts: The Brides: The Woodlands, Marcus, Bell, Bowie will be great as always. Placing somewhere in the top 5. I really think The Woodlands will be crowned. Maid of Honor: CTJ The Bridesmaids: Hebron, Round Rock, Cedar Ridge, Vandegrift. In some order...who knows. Round Rock has all the ingredients. Hebron has a lot of buzz (well deserved). Cedar Ridge has blossomed. Their sound is incredible. Think Cedar Park with a little more GE. Vandy seems poised for a big showing this year. Ring Bearers: Cedar Park, Ronald Reagan. CP sounds incredible as always, but something seems lacking. They will do great at the dome on Tuesday. Reagan has an interesting concept...not sure I know what it is. They do have an amazing field presence. The Out-of-Towners: Blue Springs...What are they bringing to the party? It could be a big surprise!?! The Wedding Crashers: Westlake, Anderson, Churchill, Flower Mound, Woodlands CP, Spring, Plano East, O'Connor, Vista Ridge, Pflugerville, Richland, Haltom. Too many to count... All in all, it's going to be a great party!!! Good luck to everyone! knoxisawesome348 and BaritoneBro 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hard Core Band Fan Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 I've seen a couple of people mention this already, but everyone still seems focused on the top 6 bands. Blue Springs from Missouri is no joke. They will upset some other bands that are in finals contention. Making second place and beating out Owasso and Marion Catholic is serious stuff. It's true that Blue Springs did well at St. Louis, but watching the videos again, Owasso and Marion Catholic did not perform as nearly as well as I've seen them in the past. I think Blue Springs will do well here, but they are going to be in Texas with many more good bands. St. Louis isn't nearly as competitive as San Antonio, which is more like a grand regional. I think that this year will be different than past years and there will be bands reaching places in the finals that they've never reached before. This should be a good one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trumpetgirl12 Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 That would be great, but I don't think they're able to do this.... The early performance times stink!! Zombie marching band! The Woodlands won't be skipping the football game. It's football game then back to the school 3 hours later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacred Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 It's true that Blue Springs did well at St. Louis, but watching the videos again, Owasso and Marion Catholic did not perform as nearly as well as I've seen them in the past. I think Blue Springs will do well here, but they are going to be in Texas with many more good bands. St. Louis isn't nearly as competitive as San Antonio, which is more like a grand regional. I think that this year will be different than past years and there will be bands reaching places in the finals that they've never reached before. This should be a good one! Watching the shows going on this year, I would say Blue Springs is of BOASA Finalist quality, and even are performing their show at a higher level than other BOASA finalists in past years. I agree with you that this will be a good one! BaritoneBro 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sax_man 2007 Posted November 1, 2013 Report Share Posted November 1, 2013 Since many of you are anxious about this weekend, I thought I'd share this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olFxhxxoYaw Note: this will be removed by 7:30 am tomorrow, so watch as much as you can. knoxisawesome348 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justabandkid94 Posted November 1, 2013 Report Share Posted November 1, 2013 Since many of you are anxious about this weekend, I thought I'd share this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olFxhxxoYaw Note: this will be removed by 7:30 am tomorrow, so watch as much as you can. it's private now.. your thoughts on the show? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sax_man 2007 Posted November 1, 2013 Report Share Posted November 1, 2013 it's private now.. your thoughts on the show? Fixed...Try again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronsonphil Posted November 1, 2013 Report Share Posted November 1, 2013 I hope Mansfield makes finals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubisco Posted November 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2013 Since many of you are anxious about this weekend, I thought I'd share this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olFxhxxoYaw Note: this will be removed by 7:30 am tomorrow, so watch as much as you can. The reason this band will probably win Saturday night is because their show is absolutely thrilling. I can't think of a more exciting show this year, though the next two days might convince me otherwise. I just love how pretty much every beef I had with TW's show has been fixed, and then, on top of that, they've added touches here and there that I wouldn't have thought to add, but which enhance the show greatly. I absolutely love the streamers on the gates in the ballad. What an elegant solution to making that whole segment more visually interesting. And I'm happy they got rid of the arcs and replaced them with those angles, which look much cleaner. Then just the little things here and there. Changing flag tosses, changing musical cues. Oh, and the whole new part to the closer. It's just wonderful. With two more weeks to clean up the visual and the music for nationals, I think the sky's the limit. Can't wait to see the rest of the competition tomorrow and Saturday! It's gonna be an intense couple days filled with great performances. knoxisawesome348 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knoxisawesome348 Posted November 1, 2013 Report Share Posted November 1, 2013 I completely agree with Rubisco. I think this will be a record breaking year for The Woodlands, and they'll for sure break through their perpetual 4th place barrier at grand nats - probably placing in the top 3 (it doesn't hurt that Broken Arrow and Tarpon aren't attending either). This might be overly hopeful, but I'm getting the feeling they'll at least upset either Carmel or Avon (if not both). So I don't think it would be a stretch if they got second place behind either of those groups. But c'mon! Who wants to get second place? We don't want another Reagan '05 and we certainly don't want another '06 season (where TWHS was first in semi-finals but came in fourth in finals). With my intense Texan bias, I want to see this group finally win Grand Nats! That might be asking too much, but I know the TWHS is certainly capable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BreadMan Posted November 1, 2013 Report Share Posted November 1, 2013 Good luck to all the bands in San Antonio. Go and have fun!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erikt96 Posted November 1, 2013 Report Share Posted November 1, 2013 Really excited to perform this weekend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctx Posted November 1, 2013 Report Share Posted November 1, 2013 Exciting two days in the dome. I think the finals will have some surprises. I really am looking forward to seeing Hebron's show. I have also heard James Bowie has added a bunch of stuff to their show since the last competition in early October. I saw it then, so I can't imagine how it could get even better. For those that haven't seen it, get ready for some goose bumps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sax_man 2007 Posted November 1, 2013 Report Share Posted November 1, 2013 Anyone know who's judging the different captions for prelims and possibly finals? I know the full listing is as follows: Music: Joe Allison, George Boulden, Wayne Dillion, Randy Greenwell, Paul McGarr, John Phillips, W. Dale Warren, and Frank Williams Visual: Mike Anderson, Marie Czapinski, Frank Miller, Adam Sage, Robert Solomon, Bob Thomas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chellieaudio Posted November 1, 2013 Report Share Posted November 1, 2013 Floresville's snowflake prop was cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chellieaudio Posted November 1, 2013 Report Share Posted November 1, 2013 Azle was impressive rkarnes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitewing09 Posted November 1, 2013 Report Share Posted November 1, 2013 Those of us who are watching via livecast are missing out on the bands' preshows because BOA feels the need to replace that time with advertisements . I'm especially upset to miss CTJ's preshow. ~ME~ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~ME~ Posted November 1, 2013 Report Share Posted November 1, 2013 Those of us who are watching via livecast are missing out on the bands' preshows because BOA feels the need to replace that time with advertisements . I'm especially upset to miss CTJ's preshow. I know right?!? It's SO frustrating! They do seem to usually show the preshows, but the field audio usually seems to be turned off until after Dan Potter announces the band. I wish they would just leave it on the whole time... whitewing09 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitewing09 Posted November 1, 2013 Report Share Posted November 1, 2013 I know right?!? It's SO frustrating! They do seem to usually show the preshows, but the field audio usually seems to be turned off until after Dan Potter announces the band. I wish they would just leave it on the whole time... Although I do like the Dairy Queen BOA commercial that features some of CP's music from last year and clips of last year's finalist. I just really hope that they don't cut off the pre-shows from the actual videos that they produce! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BandFanTexas9999 Posted November 1, 2013 Report Share Posted November 1, 2013 good god... how could I forget?!?! Sometimes its due to music rights....sometimes its due to the "protection of artistic vision," if you will. HQ vids of TW and Bowie are usually released at the end of the season. Marcus and Bell videos: some years good videos get posted and are removed, other times they stay up. We are told that it's all about the music rights, that the band can be fined thousands of dollars if the music ends up on the internet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony V Posted November 1, 2013 Report Share Posted November 1, 2013 Looking at this schedule again, this may be one of the stacked and hardest--if not the hardest--regional in the history of the universe. This might as well be another grand nationals. That really says something about the quality of bands in Texas. juliamarie2015 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~ME~ Posted November 2, 2013 Report Share Posted November 2, 2013 Looking at this schedule again, this may be one of the stacked and hardest--if not the hardest--regional in the history of the universe. This might as well be another grand nationals. That really says something about the quality of bands in Texas. No kidding! I already have seen 11 bands I would consider worthy finalists, and the first day of prelims isn't even over yet! There needs to be something more like 20 finalist spots instead of 14. Don't know how the judges will narrow it down... juliamarie2015 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitewing09 Posted November 2, 2013 Report Share Posted November 2, 2013 I think I had an emotional moment during Vandegrift and Cedar Ridge's performances, such beautiful music. CTJ marching is insane and their guard work is simply amazing! I was totally taken for surprise when Anderson's shakos lit up for the first impact. There are just so many amazing bands at the competition and the kids are really showing what they have! I commend all of the performers this weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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