I recently watched the “Run It Back” episode about the 2008 Phantom Regiment show where Dan Potter from DCI got the staff from that show and the drum major on a Zoom call to discuss this show. This came up in the conversation about committing to the bit during retreat. Rick Valenzuela was a little alarmed that Koji and Kyle just kinda dropped Will not so delicately after dragging him out there. Rick expressed further alarm when they draped the cape over Will, including his face. Rick said he was thinking, “Oh my God, he’s gonna suffocate under there.” Will said he had considered staying down there the whole time, but ultimately got up when they were announced to have won the Spirit of Disney award, so it was kinda decided for him. They did joke about if he 100% committed to it and making Dan Acheson place the trophy by his body.
The members of the Cavaliers are true sports. They are actually joyous that their fellow midwest power Phantom Regiment win. They knew they had their day in the sun.
It's already been said, but the pure emotion from the members of Phantom Regiment is gut-wrenching in the best possible way. You don't even need to see their eyes to understand how much this meant to them. Their heart lives on to this day, and it's truly touching to see.
This was one night I wish I had attended DCI Finals. The raw emotion from this crowd let you know who the drum corps community was pulling for. No disrespect to the world class organization that is BD, but Phantom's show was top notch. I put this show in my Top 10 of favorite DCI shows of all time.
Was there- the tension was so palpable. I pulled out my phone to record the seconds before the announcement and it was just pure elation from everyone- never heard so much spontaneous screaming at a DCI event
In 2008, Eli Manning and David Tyree made what is considered one of the greatest Super Bowl plays of all time to secure the New York Giants' third Super Bowl win. Two people over 10-13 seconds made history. 6 months later, Phantom Regiment picked up their first ever (solo) gold medal. 150 KIDS maxing out over 11.5 minutes made history. I was there over 10 years ago and and I STILL get goosebumps EVERY time. WHAT a show, WHAT a year, WHAT a moment.
I love the spot at 6:00 where the cavaliers are goofing off. Oh and go PHANTOM!!! Spartacus was my favorite DCI show. Only tied for first by Santa Clara's Les Miserables 2013 show
The Cavies were falling right after BD was announced in second because they were kind of joking, like, "Oh my God, I didn't expect that. Bombshell. *falls with surprise*" They were just goofing around.
The Cavies are ROFLing because the BD's lost, the BD's are crying because they lost to Phantom, and Phantom is crying and standing there proud as freaking ever. I love the Phantom Regiment.
@@johnna1234 *then* Explain what? Can’t explain why they would think that other than they’re just trolling. They know nothing of what it means to be a blue devil. Probably got cut.
at 6:20 has every right to cry... weeks and months of blood, sweat, and tears leads them up to this point.. a day they will never for get as long as they live
@ahryko Looking at Phantom's members when they found that they won makes me realize how special this moment was. BD fans don't know what it means to be Spartacus.
BD FANS DONT KNOW WHAT IT MEANS TO BE SPARTACUS! Oh yeah! EXACTLY! Wow! I’ve been looking for a comment like that for over 40 years and you summed up exactly what I’ve been thinking. Excellent choice of words and I’m going to use that. Bring on the gut, wrenching passion, and sweat and emotion. Any day over cemetery and props and mirrors 16 foot mirrors and a rotating drill that’s exactly perfect. I’ll head that very little heart. No I will take the tears and emotion and raw passion and sweat any day over. I’ll come control blue Devils. . No apology either..
Back when Retreats you to be a classy and beautiful affair that was looked forward to as much as the show itself. Beautiful show Phantom; we were so lucky to have you come to Oregon!
They “died” when they announced the scores, as a mockery of BDs guard head. It was actually really ducking hilarious. There’s also a funny pic somewhere of George Hopkins chewing out one of the members who fell into the Cadets block
yo... im right there with ya... so much of an intense moment for the underdogs of musicality rocognition, they deserve every appraisal that flows their way.
I wish every year was like this. it makes finals night way more emotional, and a lot less predictable since usually the ranks never really change after the southwest championships. in my mind i wish there was a category and a way to measure heart and soul that is poured into a performance. looking at the '08 performances from bd and phantom, i felt the music from phantom therefore seeing them take it all in the end made it that more emotional for everyone. take the crowds reaction for example.
DizzyGEICO technically they climbed from 7th-1st. They started off losing to SCV when SCV was placing behind Bloo. Then scv pulled ahead of Bloo until finals. Phantom came into finals seeded 4th behind crown, jumped to 3rd, jumped cavs semis and well...you know the rest
whats funny is, the mics are actually readjusting to deal with the amount of noise the crowd made. watch any other video of this, and you cant hear ANYTHING. Largest Crowd response for a Champion title in DCI history. GO PHANTOM
these are just kids... Jesus, haven't you ever wanted something so bad in your life? give them a break. they busted their butts off to preform for people and this is the thanks they get.... psh...
It's ok, I was a rookie in 09' so the two back to back undefeated seasons were satisfactory enough for us buddy, and the world record for highest score in 14'
Christopher Hale that's is subjective as well because us Blue Devils would say 97', 03', and most likely 76' amongst a few others. I can't speak for all of us but the ones I marched with might agree. Also, I would agree. I sat in the stands marching Academy in 08' and knew PR was going to win because I hadn't felt that much emotion from a Drum Corps, EVER. Until I got to BD in 09' and realized they truly didn't care about winning, but have the most fun they possibly could throughout the season, and I did. All three years I was there.
Omg you see all of PR trying not to cry after the blue devils are given the silver medal. Like OMG i think PR's show is definetly one of my favorties!!!
Awesome passion Stirs the soul, gut and entire realm of entire emotion… SPARTACUS sheer artistry and sweat…. SHEER ARTISTRY AND SWEAT …. It is the SOUL of Performance we remember…. PHANTOM DID IT THIS NIGHT IN A WAY FEW CAN COME CLOSE …. …
Z88 Scouts and 96 Phantom so different YET the commonality was not a bunch of props and 32 measures of flourishing 16th notes while standing still, while the guard had mirrors and way too much make up, followed by a 16 measure drum break and a 16 measure drill.. no not at all.. they played with raw emotion and pure emotion, and they got down to the business of passion and soul, and it met the crowd where they were and elevated them to a higher expectation minus all the props and soprano bugle licks. It wasn’t calm and control and a cool, calculative machine manipulated by judges numbers as Concord BD so often does (And is a master of the right algorithms..) NO this was SPIRIT AND HUMANITY WITH GUT WRENCHING POWER DEFYING THE ODDS and the system with a sheer love of music stirring both performer and audience .. which is WHY people get into music in the first place. Sadly along the way, some individuals cave to technique only with head and knowledge surrendering to a mechanical way of presentation, but losing the heart and sweat which is sweet and drench an entire stadium with its pure passion. That’s what Phantom had in 2008. That’s what Madison had inMalaguena in 1988 and that’s what Phantom had a 1996 as well. !!!!!!!!
i remember standing right next to our tour bus(Revolution DBC) just out side of the endzone when they announced the final two scores. That reaction was SO loud in person even outside of the stadium. Such a great night for drum corps.
When you win something like that, there is a very strong urge to cry. lol. I marched Raiders when they won Div III in 2005, and it was an incredible high. If you under-aged people out there can ever put yourselves in a position to be part of a corps with the kind of heart you see in this video, and the videos of great championship shows, even if it is an Open Class corps, do it. You only have a few years. Make them count.
Ya i was confused until i looked into the scoring. General Effect doesn't actually mean general effect. It means how together in a whole the core was. But, the scoring is changed for this year so super happy fun time.
Dang i am so surprised on how PR kept fighting their tears back. If i was in there corps i would cry and break down. Thats months, hours, practicing, pain, and discomfort bring too: champions.
It sure does! Oh hell yes! Oh fuck yes! It’s emotion with unbridled passion and sweat … the blue Devils. Don’t know how to do that, but the Madison scales of 88 and the Boston Crusaders of 2022 in the Carolina crown more than a couple of times in the phantom regiment of 2008 and several times definitely knows what that is all about. The fans of DCI know it as well, and whether they care to admit it or not. …. So too do the BD concord crew.. ( complete with all their parts perfectly in sync , just right, mechanically precise, but lacking the UNBRIDLED PASSION 99.9% of the time! Yep there it is. One other commentator here said” BD doesn’t know what it means to be Spartacus!” Oh yeah! 👍🦾🦾💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻
I wasn't there, but I heard this over the phone and it was so hard to contain myself and not wake up my family who were sound asleep while this was happening.
Cinnamatt Toastcrunch it was perfect. If you were there in person you’d know it got so quiet you could hear a pin drop on astroturf. The tension was so high and everyone wanted phantom to take it so bad. Unforgettable experience as an audience member
Look at Phantom. They just did one of the greatest, most passionate, undesputed shows in DCI History. There are grown men crying among them. And that is the ONLY movement they are making at this late an hour. If that doesn't prove they deserve the win, I don't know what does.
The Cavies and Phantom are defenataly my top two, then crown for sure. i hate the Blue Devils. its not that it think they are bad, they arent, in fact all drum corps are pretty amazing. But the Blue Devils are like the Yankees to me. And BD always seem to win at all thier stops, like for 3 years in a row they have won at houston, when in 2008 the cavies did wayyy better with samurai, and 2009 SCV did extra raw with the ballet for martha, and 2010, MAD WORLD blew evrything out of the water
For the record .. and yes, it is years ago… PHANTOM had more emotion and passion and precision…… than the co- champs Blue Devils of 96…. I do not know how the judges can compare apples to oranges, because both were superb, but Phantom had the evening in both semi finals and especially all the more in finals, and should have been the sole champion. They were Exemplifying The SOUL of Music …. Depth of emotion and SUSTAINING Shostakovich is QUITE DIFFICULT ….. but Phantom did it with raw emotion, planning , preparation and depth … 96 was theirs ALONE! ( and the fans knew it if you heard the conversations afterwards, they knew it… )
to be honest, phantom earned it.... you know, they work as hard as everyone else every year, and just to see them reach the top of the pillar shows theyve made it :]
Every year (especially this year), I always feel a tad sorry for 2nd place. Even though they win 2nd (and that's great!) the thing is... when the announcer calls them the audience NEVER really cheers for them. The audience really cheers because they know who got first place and they are really cheering for first.
@mashdoctor I could be wrong, but I think the the Open Class champions get recognized at finals. If so, that's probably their drum major. I think it was SCV Cadets that won in '08 and that looks like their DM uniform.
2008 was a tough year.. Everyone was so competitive.. With Samurai, Finis, Constantly Risking Obscurity (Not sure if I spelt that right), Knockout and of course Spartacus.. I bet it was tough for the judges to decide.. But I choose Phantom's show over BD's any day..
my high school (that i marched with) did state competitions an we go to state every year since it first started. i was in the percussin.. now i dont know how long these guys played but our drum instructor always told us once ince we got to state and got in to a circle, "how do you want to spend your next 11 minutes?" after we played and sat in the stnads waiting for our raiting. once we heared the annoucer say "#1 superior" we knew our hard work paid off
