Best Drum Line of ALL Time

[Rudy Gowern]

Who is your choice for the best drum line of all time?

[Mr. Intensity]

1997 Blue Devils

I love that line, they're insane, and they play some ridiculous notes.

[PureRockFury]

Even though I marched in the 90's, those Blue Devils lines in the 80's were badass. Very intimidating.

[Jazzycat1]

1979 North Star - If you haven't seen the video - see it. OK they didn't win the drum trophy - SCV did by a tick but the Chrome wall was something to behold!

[Mr. Intensity]

Ahh, so that's where the "chrome wall" term came from. I always thought it was developed much later in the 80s. You have any video links, or is it just a simple YouTube search away?

[icleangrandmas]

Cadets '93.

I know they aren't on the list.

I know they didn't win drums.

But listen to the incredible amounts of notes they are playing.

It's some great stuff.

-Clay

[PureRockFury]

To tell you the truth, Cadets '93 were great, but not one of my favourites that summer. I will not and could never deny they played a ton of notes, but I was in those stands in '93. I could hear some dirt. I think it was due to an over-hyped snare line. A tad too aggressive.

I see your sig...Dutch Boy '07 eh? In the 90's, I used to compete against Cadets of Dutch Boy in the old ODCA circuit (Ontario Drum Corps Association). I had quite a few friends from that corps.

[Cadet311]

Bridgemen 83.

Black Market Juggler Blindfolded

'nuff said.

[Jazzycat1]

Ahh, so that's where the "chrome wall" term came from. I always thought it was developed much later in the 80s. You have any video links, or is it just a simple YouTube search away?

Don't think it's on youtube. I have the show on my 79 legacy CD. If you buy the DCI fan membership it's available there as well. This years fan membership is like $69.00 but you can view the entire legacy collection online, plus the live webcasts. A much better deal than last year.

[Mr. Intensity]

Oh, okay. I just have to go borrow that from my friend. He's got the whole set, I'll steal it from him for a day and watch it.

[Jazzycat1]

You won't be disapointed. The North Star show itself is one of my all time favorites - the music kicks @ss and the Soprano soloist (Jerry Noonan) is one of the best, if not THE best in history. Make sure and watch some of the others, too because that was a great year for drum corps. The drill wasn't anything like today but the music was better. SCV and BD were awesome. You have to watch Spirit of Atlanta as well - loudest hornline in DCI history - hands down.

[Mr. Intensity]

I think I've seen the Spirit one. We used to watch a DCI show every morning and I think we watched that one. I remember telling my director that there was no way anyone could stand in front of that for too long. I'll check it out for sure, I enjoy watching the old school shows, there's just something about them that the corps today don't have- not to say the corps today aren't fantastic.

[WRiddell83]

Star '93.

I spy a Rudy...

[icleangrandmas]

To tell you the truth, Cadets '93 were great, but not one of my favourites that summer. I will not and could never deny they played a ton of notes, but I was in those stands in '93. I could hear some dirt. I think it was due to an over-hyped snare line. A tad too aggressive.

I see your sig...Dutch Boy '07 eh? In the 90's, I used to compete against Cadets of Dutch Boy in the old ODCA circuit (Ontario Drum Corps Association). I had quite a few friends from that corps.

I can't blame them for overhyping, though.

That show had so much energy.

You Canucks are crazy.

Poutine?

-Clay

[PureRockFury]

I can't blame them for overhyping, though.

That show had so much energy.

You Canucks are crazy.

Poutine?

-Clay

I seem to hear that a lot from Americans that come up and march Canadian corps.

Poutine is the greatest food on the face of this earth!

Whenever you age-out don't forget that there is a competitive all age corps in Canada just a few hours down the road from Kitchener in Kingston!