Am I'm I the only one impressed with how they started. From what I can tell their cue came from the trumpet player reaching for his horn then reaching back in time. Very subtle yet very effective.
I’m a Pulse fan myself but I even though I loved pulse 2018 I truly could not find anything that could be better about this show. It’s perfection from start to finish.
This makes me so mad. The group I'm in used an accordion in our show and almost got penalized for it being a "wind instrument" now this group wins with a damned trumpet?!
Melanie Rollings Sorry this is such a late response but WGI does allow non percussion instruments but the trumpet in this I believe is only judged for GE rather than the musicality. I think groups get approved for using them? I’m not too sure. I know for a fact that Pulse in 2018 had a string quartet that was officially approved by WGI (I think). I don’t what circuit you participate in, but depending on the circuit the rules could be different :/
I posted it on a separate account since the last time posted a finals run of Pulse, Box 6 deleted the video and banned the account. Check the most recent videos when searching WGI 2018 and you’ll find it 👍🏻
ClearVue Good eye. Guess the judges didn't see it. I remember when SCV won in 1989 and their tenor player dropped a stick during the drum solo. He plays it off so well that unless you look for it you won't see it. I even think a judge was in front of them and didn't see it. Good save, Miles! 👍💪
ClearVue I agree. I think if he saw the save it wouldn't have mattered. But if it were a drop he'd have to count it. If not 2nd place would raise hell. Cheers!
Jason Phillips I usually only like RCC. Their playing is controlled and tasteful, their performance quality is genuine and and not stiff. Rhythm X is also very good. Great movement quality.
I've been thinking about this for a while and wanted to put my thoughts down and maybe get some input from other wgi addicts. I think this show references each previous show RCC has performed. -2002: far left painting (heartbeat), also fitting that the first reference is for the first RCC show -2003: jump and play stuff @ 4:20 -2004: painting 2nd from the left (little squares) is the same design as the backdrops in 2004 -2005: ghost notes at 6:00? 2005 had a cool ghost note/decrescendo in their ballad, so this could be a reference to that. There were also like 5 dance breaks in 2005, so maybe the dance break Landon starts is a reference -2006: ??? I can't find anything other than the floors being similar colors. Could be a hidden reference in the 2 paintings I don't have a show for (middle and far right) or some similar music from the pit, but I'm not sure -2007: little drum on the pedestal is referencing the end of the 2007 show when a kid walks out and plays some flams on a tiny drum -2008: black hat hanging in the white room -2009: sidestep drill at 6:03 is a well known part of the 2009 opener -2010: the repeated "running" visual at the beginning of the show is also used a lot in the beginning of 2010, it's a fairly common visual and fits -2018s theme so I could be reading too far into it. Right after the jump and play at 4:20 they have the same 5:3 rhythm in the battery that the 2010 show ends with, so maybe also that. I also feel like the pit has similar motifs in both shows but I don't know 2010 well enough to say for sure -2011: 2nd painting from the right (squiggly line) is the floor from 2011, plus various "flying" visuals -2012: folded flag on a pedestal in the white room, also cymbals at 4:50 when they lay on their backs (edit: tenors at 5:36 have a traditional grip prep, so that could also be a 2012 reference) -2013: snare visual at the beginning of the 6:15 Tenor feature is a repeated visual in 2013, mostly in the beginning -2014: bull horn on the pedestal in the white room -2015: little tree in back of white room. Also the lunge down at 6:09 could be referencing the final battery impact of 2015 -2016: I'm surprised I'm having a hard time here, since 2016 is one of my favorite wgi shows ever. I think the left hand prep/fake out at 5:36 references the fake out in 2016 right after the tenors have the traditional grip feature towards the beginning. I'm sure there's a better reference somewhere. (edit: I just noticed tenors do this prep in traditional as well, so this is definitely a 2016 and/or 2012 reference) -2017: "wings" visual at 2:25 from the dudes running behind the props. Could also be a 2011 reference. I think cymbals around 5:00 as well, but I'm not sure -2018: the show ends with the trumpet being added to the white room, saying that this show is now part of RCC's legacy and history Observations: I see 3 eras in RCC's indoor history. 2002-2009, 2011-2016, and 2017-present. 2010 is left out because it's really weirdly in the middle of two eras and I can't decide where to put it. This also follows the drum brands they've used. The first era was Dynasty, in 2010 they switched to Pearl, and in 2017 they switched to System Blue. This makes sense, because there's a good chance that changing drums could've been caused by changing staff as well. I watched 2003, 2004, 2006, and 2010 for the first time to find some of these references
So the “with or without you” ending with pointing at the trumpet I think was a sign saying that regardless of what anyone thinks they (RCC) is going to innovate and try new things like for ex. A trumpet. Hence why their show was “the sound of progress”.
Agreed. And at the end, the trumpet takes its place in the back corner as a symbol of the continued legacy of innovation of RCC (along with all the other props from past seasons).
For those of you who are curious what i used to shoot this // Body: Sony A7iii // Lens: Sony 70-200mm f2.8 GM // Mic: Rode Stereo Vidmic Pro // All strapped on to a monopod
Hell, i think the stick drop save that Miles does is pro level. Drops a stick and NO ONE notices. Check out 1989 SCV. Their tenor player dropped a stick during the solo camera panned away, and next frame he recovered. They won too.
@@faukslayer2495 because I was in it. I played quads at RCC from 2001 to 2003, then drumset in 2006 winterline. I also played quads for Blue Devils in 2002.
I actually saw these guys rehearse on the day I had to perform at semi finals. We got to see them perform there whole show before they went to the arena and they also saw our show! They really liked it!
I’ve listened to this at least a hundred times over the past month. Been trying to hear the tenor part so I can perform it. If someone can direct me to a website or video with the tenor sheet music, that would be great.
The trumpet is a featured soloist for their 2018 production. WGI is for mainly anything indoor marching: guard, percussion, and winds. For the percussion groups some like to implement different instruments as featured soloists that really add to the effect of the show. Not every group implements these soloists because they might just not need them for certain years.
