A lot of people are up in arms about the vocalist, but I think its really interesting and well done. I wish I could see it live to get the full experience.
tcas55406 One of the problems is that she is a bad vocalist. Wouldn't she bring the score down? But the concept of having a 4 minute solo is way too much for drum corps. Notice the lack of applause after the singer finishes. It's just not working. Bad choice for them this year. They can't win with this show. unfortunately. Because the rest of the music is fantastic, with that great opening.
I don't think people dislike it as a stand alone thing but no one goes to a DCI show to hear vocals. You can go to many other events to hear vocals but you can't go anywhere else to hear the beautiful sound of brass in this fashion. So to many people, myself included, its ruining this rare experience.
To me, the problem with the vocalist is that she almost takes over the second half of the show. If she were used more sparingly and then transitioned the melody to the brass, I would really enjoy the vocal addition to the show. For instance, I would love to hear a beautiful brass solo in For Good.
MegaWellsfargo This is the consensus reason. It's the fact that she takes over the second half. It's just WAY too much. It's as if the designers copped out and didn't want to write more show.
There's a difference between adding vocals to the show and making the entire second half of the show focus primarily on vocals... I hope they change it, the hornline sounds fantastic but I want to hear more of it. This is Drum and Bugle Corps, not Drum, Bugle, and Vocal Corps. I don't object to them having vocals in the show, but I think they went too far. This is entirely my opinion, and in the end It Is completely their choice, but it seems to be getting a lot of criticism so we'll see how it turns out.
I wonder how they will transition the fireworks to their indoor show? Did not know they were legal in dci shows, but with all this wgi aspects now..who knows
The problem is the balance between the vocalist and brass. It's not that she is a bad vocalist...the two layers just do not work. It is has an un-organic feel about it. It would sound so much better through a brass soloist. Not her fault, DCI just can't pull off electronics well. It is always jarring and unbalanced sounding. Electronics are not bad, everyone just fails with them! They are an amazing corps with killer chops btw.
Yeah if voice is done in a way that enhances what the brass is doing, or helps to sell the theme....then it's fine. But if it's covering up the brass, that's just silly. Like I've seen some high school band shows that use a bass guitar....I'm like, teach the tubas how to play their horns and you won't need added electronic bass lol :) I like the singer in this show, but I also get what people are saying. Crown has easily had the best brass line in the past 5 years....so people definitely don't come to hear a singer, when they come to see Crown.
With the last minute worked on none of the other corps can touch this. It has to have better moment than some girl screaming into the microphone. It is getting tight and remember that Crown is known for kicking an ending by finals.
crown has long been a storytelling corps or at least has had a solid theme in their shows (e=mc^2 and relentless and inferno etc...) but lately with the success of the abstract programs (tilt downside up etc) you see corps trying to expand the rules and ideas of drum corps which isn't a bad thing I just think crown is strong in traditional-ish instrumentation not vocals and electronics and that they should stick to it
Back the chick out from the mic and set up some reverb, i know the effect they are going for. Back her up from the mic some, that'll solve some balance issues instantly.
What a shame. One of the greatest openers in recent DCI history ruined soon after with the awful singing. That can't be the best singer they could have found. I wonder if she's the daughter one of the design team. She should be judged by the same standards as the brass. And if that were so, she would bring the score way down.
