Wow. This is one of the best solos I’ve ever seen...even amongst other DCI snare champions. Great execution and technicality but-most importantly-it’s INCREDIBLY well written. He really knows how to play to a crowd. Awesome. 10/10.
I disagree. I love the fact that they're so hyped for him and just having a good time. The soloist's performance + the audience's response to that performance = pure positive synergy.
for some reason, it feels weird seing someone from vanguard do all those stick tricks. but this was great, he actually played some musically sensical beats as opposed to the BD guys who did stick tricks and played some somewhat random stuff
I'm literally crying! This is... I'm speechless!!!! And, if this is how good all the snares on Santa Clara Vanguard are, I want to see the whole drumline in action!!
no... Both Emmanuel and Anthony have a great quality of sound. They both march with great corps. And they are both great people. You can not say that one or the other has way better sound quality than the other. You just can't! They are both masters of their craft with very different styles. They both have contributed a lot to the activity. Keep it positive people!
I was there and it was amazing. Hype???!!! You should have been at the tenor "show", we were dancing on our chairs. As an alumni of SCV it was a proud moment.
I love people hatein just cause they could never do this in their wildest dreams!! I have seen people do all of this in real life. There is nothing fake about it, just raw talent!
This man has chops that all you fools wish you had. hes my best friend and jonz brother so i better not see any negative crap on here. he did his thing and left his legacy so i suggest you all try and do the same. a proud day in scv history right here.
don't get me wrong, i thought anthony porter's solo was visual rapage. but when i was watching it i felt like i was watching blast and every other i&e snare solo all over again. either way, hey they're still awesome
All I know is, I wasn't doing stuff like that back in the 1980s when I marched with thw Bluecoats! Great Chops, and lots of shedding gives you alot more options musically.
@evega420 manny himself said that the reason he auditioned for bd was that scv had scheduled camps on performance dates for pulse, the winter line he was already playing with at the time. pulse went on to win wgi. i think any drum staff with their wits about them would encourage their players (especially one such as manny who'd been on the line for three years at that point) to perform in wgi instead of forcing them to choose. another member went to the coats because of the whole ordeal.
I don't even know what the qualifications are to do I&E... I heard some corps don't allow members to participate. If it is its a major bummer if they do. I want see some bluecoat drummer or bring some regiment guys back.
cause of the tricks he does i think. my high school plays with tilts and i tried doing the tricks he does with the tilt and it was real tricky. but i can get them playing flat. that's my best guess.
The good part- This guy's sound quality, drum tuning, execution, and playing style/form seemed a little better than the other guys. But the not so good part- a couple of the other guys had better content and more notes, more difficulty, and better structure in their solos, particularly R Nader. But, I can see the justification for this solo winning, though I would have placed it second (based on the solos/vids I saw). This guy did a very good job and his playing looks and sounds great.
He played a much more difficult solo this year. But it was given a score of 92.(I heard he dropped his stick or something) This year was just way more competitive.
Anthony Porter has mad sound quality. I'm assuming you have never drummed with him. Please think before you say something. You might be comparing the different sounds and tuning of the Pearl and Dynasty drums used in Anthony's and Emmanuel's solo. Next time, compare quality of sound. Hint, they both have a great quality of sound...
Its funny how some people are so ignorant to see the fact that yes somebody has already done the off the leg playing just like a lot of tricks but this guy did it better and didnt just play simple "singles" off his leg. He played a lot of notes. Make sure you guys actually listen this time instead of being all on the BD snares nuts that have no sound quality.
