Keep the Amps Out of Drum Corps
Drum and Bugle Corps is a unique activity with long-established traditional roots. Historically, it has involved an acoustic musical idiom consisting of brass and percussion instruments, along with ma... continue reading »
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"No amps at all, please! Place of Residence Cincinnati, OH"
"Combine my name with my place of residence and what do you get? That's right. Amps are the pimp, the stupid punks who march dci today are the ho. Blah!!!! Place of Residence Idaho"
"DCI - Admit your mistake. Listen to the legions who decide whether or not to spend their money on a degraded product. Place of Residence Wisconsin"
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"The Blue Devils' show this year is ridiculous, yet another thing that was destroyed by amplification. Place of Residence В"
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"after two years in a top 12 pit, i can attest personally to how unnecessary amps are. whether you're going for the ambient 'cavvies' sound, or the super-choppy articulate sound other corps prefer, amps are unnecessary, and ruin the balance of the corps in"
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"I'd rather not go to a show than see corps using amps. As a result, I probably won't attend this years finals (Foxboro) even though it is in my backyard."
"Hey, since Drum Corps IS Marching Band, my new proposal is to eliminate all woodwinds and amps from every marching band thus turning the marching bands into drum corps since I have succesfully turned drum corps into marching band. Confused?? I know I am. "
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"Durrrrrr! Amps ucky!!!!!!!!!! Durrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!! Amps no, no, no!!!!!!!!!!!!!! EWwwwwwwww!!!!!!!! Nyeh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Place of Residence durrrrrr"
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"Member, Madison Scouts '88 Place of Residence Kirksville, MO"
"'94 Velvet Knight Place of Residence Brookings, Oregon"
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"Troopers 95-97, 99-02 Place of Residence В"
"Most amped front ensembles overpower the horn line. Tone quality of many instruments suffers. Accessories such as cymbals not meant to be picked up by the mics are. I found most uses of amps to be very distracting. Place of Residence Maryland"
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"please remove amplifiers and electronics from drum corps competition Place of Residence Gainesville, fl"
